Maggie McEleny
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2000 Syndey | 50m Breaststroke-SB3 |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | 4x50m freestyle 20pts relay |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 50m Breaststroke-SB3 |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 150m individual medley-SM4 |
Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny MBE (born 1965) is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while.
McEleny has won
- three gold and two silver medals at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.
- a gold and two silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, where she was also a flag bearer for the opening ceremony.
- two silver medals at the 2004 Athens Paralympics.
[edit] References
- National Portrait Gallery: Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny
- McEleny strikes silver as Team GB impress again. Graham Wood, 24 September 2004
- Crossing the finish line. Jessica Kiddle, 24 March 2007
- Great Britain's medallists: All the British medals from the 2004 Paralympic Games. BBC Sport.
- Scottish Institute of Sport: Goldzone 2004. (PDF)
- Sports Review 2000. BBC Sport.
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