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1992 Summer Paralympic Games – Barcelona, Spain

Name Home Town Sport G S B
Paul Noble Glenrothes Swimming 1 2 1
Tommy Hunter Portlethan Swimming 1 1 1
William McQueen Swimming 1 1
Caroline Innes Cupar Athletics 1
Iain Mathew Swimming 1
James Anderson Broxburn Swimming 3
Margaret McEleny Greenock Swimming 1 1
Kenneth Cairns Erskine Swimming 1
Keith Gardner Airdrie Athletics
Football
1
Alan McGregor Glamis Swimming 3
Jack Bradley Glasgow Wheelchair Fencing 1
Ernest Guild Manchester Athletics 1
Mary Ann Lowe Arbroath Swimming 1
Robert Anderson Archery
Elspeth Brown Edinburgh Cycling
Alan Corrie Archery
Calum Gordon Glasgow Wheelchair Basketball
Alexander Gregory Kirkintilloch Archery
Jackie Hepburn Shooting
Alison Hopkins Glasgow Wheelchair Fencing
Carol Johnson Edinburgh Boccia
Paul Johnston Kennoway Swimming
Helen Lewis Gateside Swimming
Scott Mathieson Glasgow Football
Gerard McConnell Kirkintilloch Athletics
David McCrae Largs Volleyball
Adam Morley Glenrothes Swimming
Isabel Newstead Essex Shooting
Gordon Robertson Bishopbriggs Athletics
James Sands Johnstone Athletics
Anna Tizzard Glenrothes Swimming
Ann Woffinden Ellon Boccia
1988 Paralympic Games Logo

1988 Summer Paralympic Games – Seoul, South Korea

Name Home Town Sport G S B
Paul Noble  Glenrothes Swimming 3 4
Colin Keay Kirkcaldy Athletics 2 1
Isabel Barr Harlow Athletics
Shooting
1 1 2
Kerry Taylor Dunfermline Athletics 1 1 1
Ernest Guild Manchester Athletics 1
James Sands Johnstone Athletics 1
Angela McDowell Airdrie Swimming 4 3
Gordon Robertson Bishopbriggs Athletics 1 1
Carol Johnson Edinburgh Athletics
Boccia
1
Gerard McConnell Kirkintilloch Athletics 1
Helen Lewis Gateside Swimming 1
Ann Woffinden Ellon Athletics
Boccia
1
Jack Bradley Glasgow Wheelchair Fencing
Fiona Christie Edinburgh Wheelchair Basketball
Alan Corrie Langholm Archery
Shooting
Dale Cunningham Edinburgh  Wheelchair Basketball
Gavin Devaney Glasgow Athletics
Danny Furey Dundee Athletics
Calum Gordon Glasgow Wheelchair Basketball
Alexander Gregory Kirkintilloch Archery
Allen Kelly Paisley Wheelchair Fencing
Mary Ann Lowe Arbroath Swimming
John McLeod Nairn Volleyball
Susan McMahon Cumbernauld Wheelchair Basketball
Adam Morley St Andrews Swimming
Roy Scotland Edinburgh Athletics
Anna Tizzard Glenrothes Swimming

1984 Summer Paralympic Games – New York and Stoke Mandeville

Name Home Town Sport G S B
Isabel Barr Glasgow Athletics
Shooting
Swimming
4 3 2
Kenny Cairns MBE Port Glasgow Swimming 4 1
Aileen Harper Glenrothes Athletics 3
Colin Keay Kirkcaldy Athletics
Swimming
3
Ann Swann Methil Athletics
Swimming
3
Linda Fyfe Glasgow Athletics 2 1
Wilma Lawrie Edinburgh Athletics
Swimming
2
James Muirhead Edinburgh Swimming 1 1 3
Carol Johnson Berwick-upon-Tweed Archery
Athletics
Boccia
Swimming
1 1 1
Amanda Little Aberdeen Athletics 1 1
Mary Ann Low Arbroath Swimming 1 1
John Ure Edinburgh Lawn Bowls 1
Gordon Robertson Bishopbriggs Athletics
Swimming
1 1
Jim Buchanan Scottish Borders Archery
Snooker
1
Gerard McConnell Kirkintilloch Athletics 1
Maxwell (William) McKay Cardenden Swimming 1
Edwin Moore Loanhead Athletics 3
Kelly Carroll Aberdeen Swimming 2
John Grant Edinburgh Athletics
Swimming
2
John Clarke Edinburgh Fencing 1
James Murray Glasgow Swimming 1
Andrew Brennan  Cardenden Swimming
David Chalmers Glasgow Athletics
Alan Corrie Shooting
Gavin Devaney Athletics
Leslie Docherty Edinburgh Swimming
Alexander Gregory Bishopbriggs Archery
Jackie Hepburn Aberdeen Shooting
Elliott Hume Ayr Athletics
Boccia
Jim Martin Anstruther Archery
David McCrae Largs Athletics
William McLeod MBE Edinburgh Athletics
Brenda Moir Edinburgh Athletics
Swimming
Paul Noble Leslie Swimming
June Richards Lancashire Athletics
David Smith

SMITH David, MBE

Sport: Rowing
Home Town: Dunfermline, Fife
Lives: Aviemore
Date Of Birth: 21/04/78

David first represented Great Britain at the 2009 Varese International Regatta in the Legs, Trunks and Arms adaptive mixed coxed four (LTAMix4+) where he won gold on both days.  He raced in the same boat class for the Munich World Cup, winning gold.

Dave went on to win gold in the adaptive mixed coxed four at the 2009 World Championships in Poznan; this success was achieved by a crew with two rowers and the cox completely new to World Level rowing this year, David being one of those new members of the Adaptive Squad in 2009.

At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Dave won Gold in the LTA mixed coxed four with crewmates Pamela Relph, Naomi Riches, James Roe and (cox), Lily van den Broecke.

In Munich at the first World Cup of 2011, Dave raced in one of two GB LTAMix4+ boats to take gold with Germany in 2nd and the other GB boat taking bronze.

Dave is a keen sportsman as he has previously competed for Great Britain in Karate (1993-1999) and Bobsleigh (2002-2008).

Dave graduated from the University of Bath with a Bachelors Degree in Sports Performance in 2009.

 

James Richmond

RICHMOND James

Sport: 7 a side Football
Home Town: Tullibody, Clackmannanshire
Date of Birth: 19/07/80

James says that he has been playing football for as long as he can remember and describes it as the best game in the world.

James began playing with the cerebral palsy, head injury or stroke team after seeing a poster in McDonalds and was selected for the Scottish National Squad almost immediately.  His most memorable and proudest moment was representing Scotland at the 2011 CPISRA World Cup, held in the Netherlands.

Before London 2012, James said: ”It’s been hard work juggling family commitments, work and training but I am delighted to represent Great Britain and excited at competing in my first Paralympic Games in front of a home crowd.  I can’t wait for the Games to start.”

Stefanie Reid

REID Stefanie

Sport: Athletics
Home Town: Aukland, New Zealand
Lives: Texas
Date of Birth: 26/10/84
Paralympic Games attended: Beijing 2008, London 2012

Stef has dual nationality as her parents are British while she was raised in Toronto.  While studying for a degree in Biochemistry and Life Sciences at Queen’s University, Toronto, in 2004 Stef was invited to try track and field with the Varsity team.

Specialising in sprint events and the long jump, Stef was selected to represent Canada at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, winning a bronze medal in the T44 200m and finishing 5th in the F44 Long Jump.  She took the decision to compete for Great Britain in 2010.

Stef has aspirations to work as a nutritionist and be a successful speaker once she has retired from competition.  She is married to Canadian Brent Lakatos, a T53 Wheelchair Racer.

Stefanie is a lower-limb amputee after a boating accident when she was 16 years old.

 

Gordon Reid

REID Gordon

Sport: Wheelchair Tennis
Home Town: Alexandria
Trains: Gannochy National Tennis Centre, Stirling
Date Of Birth: 02/01/91
Paralympic Games Attended: Beijing 2008, London 2012
Coach: Karen Ross

Gordon first began playing wheelchair tennis in 2005, when he was introduced to the sport at Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow.  He was acknowledged for his sporting credentials in 2006, when he was among the 10 shortlisted finalists for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the year.

In 2007, Gordon became Britain’s youngest MS National Champion and he was also part of Great Britain’s winning junior team at the 2007 World Team Cup.  He feels his greatest achievement was representing ParalympicsGB at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games when he was just 16 years of age.

Gordon also enjoys wheelchair basketball and he previously represented Scotland as part of the under-25 team.

When he was younger, Gordon combined his training commitments with his studies and he was awarded Uppers (A-Levels) from Hermitage Academy in 2009 in Maths, English and Biology.

 

PATERSON Jonathan

Sport: 7 a side Football
Home Town: Motherwell
Date Of Birth: 15/01/88
Paralympic Games attended: Beijing 2008, London 2012

London 2012 will be Jonathan’s second Paralympic Games, having led the team out at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games where Great Britain achieved a 9th place finish.

Jonathan first got involved in the sport six years ago at the 2006 CP European Championships in Dublin.  His proudest moment was being selected as Scotland and GB captain.

The most influential person in his life is his brother Nicki Paterson, who is a professional footballer in the United States.  Jonathan’s sporting hero is David Beckham.

Jonathan has SFA coaching badges at youth level 1-3 and also has an HNC and HND in Sports Coaching and Development.

Andrew Mullen

MULLEN Andrew

Sport: Swimming
Home Town: Glasgow
Date Of Birth: 29/11/96
Training Base: REN 96
Coach: Andy Jackson

Andrew is Great Britain’s brightest young prospect in the lower classifications, having made his international debut as a 15-year old at the 2011 European Championships in Berlin.  He rose to the challenge in Germany, scooping two medals – bronze in the SM5 200m Individual Medley and silver in his favourite event, the S5 50m Butterfly.

With Paralympic qualification standards sky high for London 2012, Andrew was left with a task on his hands to secure the S5 50m Butterfly time, but after coming close at the 2012 British Gas Swimming Championships, he ducked under the time at the second attempt at the British International in Sheffield, lowering the British record in the process.

After winning two medals on his international debut as a 15-year old at last year’s European Championships, Andrew was named Scottish Disability Sport Athlete Of The Year.

 

Scott McCowan

McCOWAN Scott

Sport: Boccia
Home Town: Dundonald, Ayrshire
Date Of Birth: 17/07/91
Coach: Julie Broadhead

Scott made his international debut at the 2009 European Championships in Porto, Portugal, where he finished in 17th place.

Scott won Scottish National titles in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and the Scottish Open Champion in 2008 and 2011 in Individual competition. At the 2011 World Cup in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he achieved 6th place.

Prior to 2012, Scott’s proudest achievement was winning the Cheshire Open, beating three world top 10 sides in the process, including the world no. 2 BC3 team from Portugal and the World Cup silver medallists from Belgium.  This was the first time that a British BC3 team had beaten Portugal, confirming the progress of the British BC3 athletes during a tournament where GB Boccia won a trophy in every single category.

Scott is currently studying psychology and sports studies at Stirling University.

“The Paralympic Games is the pinnacle of disability sport and to be honoured with the privilege and responsibility of representing ParalympicsGB and GB Boccia is an unbelievable feeling!” – Scott McCowan