Paul Blake (athlete)
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 January 1990 Dorchester, Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United Kingdom England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | T36 athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400m, 800m and 1500m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dorchester Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rob Ellchuk[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul Blake (born 15 January 1990) is a British athlete who competes in T36 middle distance events. Born in Dorchester, Dorset, Blake developed cerebral palsy after being deprived of blood in the womb.[2][3] Blake's father, also called Paul, is an actor, best known for playing the bounty hunter Greedo in Star Wars (1977), while his mother Kate is a former ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet.[3]
Blake competed for Great Britain at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where he won a Gold in 400m and silver in 800m and 1500m. And at the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships he won two medals (a silver and Bronze) and has been selected for the British team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics doing the 400m and 800m in T36. He also has the World Record in the T36 800m (2:08.02) and 1500m (4:34.42).[4] At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Blake won silver in the 400m T36, in a personal best time of 54.22,[5] and Bronze in the 800m T36.[6]
References
- ↑ "Paul Blake News Article". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Paul Blake". www.paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Davies, Gareth (29 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Paul Blake dreaming of two golds in his first Games". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Blake sets new world record". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.teamgb.com/news/blake-storms-silver
- ↑ "A brace of bronzes for Rushgrove and Blake at London 2012". Retrieved 13 October 2012.