Month: March 2018

21/03/2018

Aileen McGlynn OBE

Event: Track – Para –Sport B Tandem 1000m Time Trial, B Tandem Sprint

Date of Birth: 22/06/73

Hometown: Glasgow

Lives: Manchester

Occupation: Athlete

Club: Team Glow

Coach: David Daniell

Personal Best: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial 1:09.054; B Tandem 3000m 3:36.752; B Tandem Flying 200m 00:11.284

Achievements:

2017 World Championships: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial silver, B Tandem Sprint bronze
2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow: B Tandem Sprint silver, B Tandem 1000m Time Trial silver
2012 Paralympic Games, London: 1000m Time Trial silver, 3000m Pursuit bronze
2011 World Championships: 1000m Time trial silver, 3000m Pursuit silver, Sprint silver
2010 World Championships: 1000m Time Trial silver
2009 World Championships: 1000m Time Trial gold, B Tandem Road Time Trial silver, Tandem B 3000m Pursuit bronze
2008 Paralympic Games, Beijing: B Tandem1000m Time Trial gold, B Tandem 3000m Pursuit gold
2007 World Championships: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial gold, B Tandem 3000m Pursuit gold
2006 World Championships: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial gold
2005 European Championships: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial gold
2004 Paralympic Games, Athens: B Tandem1000m Time Trial gold, B Tandem Sprint silver

Twitter: @amcglynn1

21/03/2018

Louise Haston

Event: Track – Para –Sport B Tandem 1000m Time Trial, B Tandem Sprint (Pilot)

Date of Birth: 24/08/80

Hometown: South Queensferry

Lives: Edinburgh

Occupation: Financial Crime Specialist, Lloyds Banking Group

Club: TORQ Performance

Coach: David Daniell

Personal Best: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial 1:09.718; B Tandem Flying 200m – 00:11.284

Achievements:

2017 World Championships: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial silver, B Tandem Sprint bronze
2017 British Track Championships: B Tandem 200m Time Trial gold, B Tandem 1000m Time Trial, silver
2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow: B Tandem Sprint silver, B Tandem 1000m Time Trial silver

Twitter: @lhaston123

Instagram: louise_haston

21/03/2018

Matthew Rotherham

Event: Track – Para –Sport B Tandem 1000m Time Trial, B Tandem Sprint (Pilot)

Date of Birth: 07/12/94

Hometown: Bolton

Lives: Bolton

Occupation: Athlete

Club: Sportcity Velo

Coach: Mehdi Kordi

Personal Best: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial 1:00.7; B Tandem Flying 200m 00:09.85

Achievements:

2017 World Track Championships: Tandem 1000m Time Trial gold, Tandem Sprint gold

Twitter: @MattRotherham

Instagram: matt_rotherham94

21/03/2018

Neil Fachie MBE

Event: Track – Para –Sport B Tandem 1000m Time Trial, B Tandem Sprint

Date of Birth: 12/03/84

Hometown: Aberdeen

Lives: Altrincham

Occupation: Athlete

Club: Black Line

Coach: Mehdi Kordi

Personal Best: B Tandem 1000m Time Trial 00:59.460; B Tandem Flying 200m 00:09.711

Achievements:

2017 World Track Championships: 1000m Time Trial silver, Sprint silver
2016 Paralympic Games, Rio: 1000m Time Trial silver
2016 World Track Championships: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint gold
2015 World Track Championships: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint gold
2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint gold
2014 World Track Championships: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint gold
2012 Paralympic Games, London: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint silver
2011 World Track Championships: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint gold
2009 World Track Championships: 1000m Time Trial gold, Sprint gold
2008 Paralympic Games, Beijing: Athletics 100m 9th, 200m 9th

Twitter: @neilfachie

21/03/2018

Maria Lyle

Classification: T35

Events: T35 100m

Date of Birth: 14/02/2000

Hometown: Dunbar

Lives: Dunbar

Occupation: Student

Club: Team East Lothian

Coach: Jamie Bowie

Personal Best: 13.90

Achievements:

2017 World Para-Athletics Championships: 100m bronze, 200m bronze
2016 Paralympic Games, Rio: 100m bronze, 200m bronze, 4x100m silver
2016 European Championships: 100m gold, 200m gold, 4x100m gold
2015 World Para-Athletics Championships: 100m silver, 200m silver, 4x100m gold
2014 European Championships: 100m gold, 200m gold

Twitter: @Lyle_Maria

Instagram: maria_lyle

21/03/2018

Samantha Kinghorn

Classification: T53

Events: T54 1500m, T54 Marathon

Date of Birth: 06/01/1996

Born: Melrose

Hometown: Gordon

Lives: Glasgow

Occupation: Athlete

Club: Red Star AC

Coach: Ian Mirfin MBE

Personal Best: 1500m 3:26.53, Marathon 1:43:52

Achievements:

2017 World Para-Athletics Championships: 100m gold, 200m gold, 400m bronze
2017 Chicago Marathon: 5th
2016 Paralympic Games, Rio: 100m 5th, 800m 6th
2016 IPC Grand Prix, Nottwil: 100m silver, 200m silver, 400m silver
2016 Daniela Jutzeler Memorial: 100m 4th, 200m silver, 400m gold, 800m silver
2015 IPC World Championships: 100m 5th, 200m bronze, 400m 6th, 800m 7th
2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow: 1500m 5th
2014 IPC European Championships: 100m gold, 400m gold, 800m gold.

Twitter: @Sam_Kinghorn

Instagram: sammikinghorn

21/03/2018

Amy Carr

Classification: T37

Events: T38 100m, F38 Long Jump

Date of Birth: 22/05/1999

Hometown: Stockton-on-Tees

Lives: Stockton-on-Tees

Occupation: Sports Science Student, York St John University

Club: Middlesbrough (Mandale)

Coach: Geoffrey Barraclough

Personal Best: 100m 14.72, 200m 30.69, Long Jump 3.97m

Achievements:

2017 IPC World Junior Championships: T35-38 200m gold, 100m bronze, F35-38 Long Jump gold
2015 CP World Games: 100m silver, Long Jump silver, 4x100m gold
2015 IWAS World Juniors: 100m gold, 200m gold, Long Jump silver
2015 UK School Games: Long Jump silver
2014 Paralympic School Games: 100m gold
2014 IWAS World Junior Games: 100m bronze

Twitter: @amycarr2205

Instagram: _amycaaaarr

21/03/2018

Irene Edgar

Classification: B2

Event: B2/B3 Mixed Pairs

Date of Birth: 21/10/1957

Occupation: Retired

Born: Glasgow

Hometown: Glasgow

Lives: Saltcoats

Club: North Ayrshire Blind Bowling Club

Coach: David Thomas

Games Coach: Bob Christie, Eric McMillan

Achievements:

2017 IBD World Championships: Singles silver
2017 Eight Nations: B2/3 Mixed Pairs silver
2017 Home Nations: Team silver
2016 Eight Nations: B2/B3 Mixed Pairs silver
2016 Three Nations: Singles gold
2016 Scottish Championships: Singles silver
2015 IBD World Championships: Singles gold, B2/B3 Mixed Pairs gold
2015 British Championships: Singles silver
2015 Scottish Championships: Singles gold
2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow: B2/B3 Mixed Pairs silver
2013 IBBA World Championships: Singles B2 bronze, Mixed Pairs B2/B3 bronze
2011 IBD World Championships: Pairs gold

21/03/2018

Sarah Jane Ewing

Event: B2/B3 Pairs – Director to Robert Barr

Date of Birth: 14/03/86

Home town: Dunfermline/ Dunfermline

Occupation: Scientist

Club: Abbeyview Bowling Club/Headwell Bowling Club

Bowling highlights:

Winning U25s Ladies Junior British Isles Singles (2006) and Pairs (2009)
Competing in the U25s and Senior International Squads (Winning the Series in 2016!)
Competing in the IBD World Championships in New Zealand as a Director helping her to Gold Medal performances in Singles and winning Silver in the Mixed Pairs.
Silver Medal (Director to Robert Barr) at the CWG Test Event at Broadbeach in 2017.

What are you looking forward to most?
Representing Scotland on the green and contributing to a medal winning performances for Robert and Irene. I am looking forward to the atmosphere at the greens as well as competing and testing our talents against the best of the Commonwealth!