The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have come to an end. Here are all the mighty medal-winning moments from Scotland’s Para athletes in the French capital.
By Bethany Lee
Sunday saw the grand finale of an incredible Paralympics, with Great Britain winning a total of 124 medals and finishing second behind the People’s Republic of China.
Scots made up 9.8% of the ParalympicsGB team and brought home a total of 20 medals, including 11 golds, 8 silvers, and 1 bronze.
The Scottish athletes competed in 10 different sports and gave some unforgettable performances.
So, here are all of the medals won by ParalympicsGB’s Scottish athletes at this year’s Paris 2024 Paralympics!
Key: WR – World Record; PR – Paralympic Record; PGB – Paralympic Games Best; ER (AR) – European Record (Area Record); SR – Scottish Record; PB – Personal Best.
Para Swimming
The Scots were giving it their all in the pool, with the Borders’ Stephen Clegg, Glasgow’s Louis Lawlor, Aberdeen’s Toni Shaw, and University of Aberdeen student Faye Rogers all competing. Stephen and Faye delivered standout performances, gaining 3 golds for ParalympicsGB.
Gold – Stephen Clegg – Men’s 100m Backstroke S12 – Time of 59.02 (WR) – Day 3
Gold – Stephen Clegg – Men’s 100m Butterfly S10 – Time of 57.49 – Day 10
Gold – Faye Rogers – Women’s 100m Butterfly S10 – Time of 1:05.84 – Day 6
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Para Cycling
On the track and road, Strathpeffer’s Fin Graham and Aberdeen’s Neil Fachie sped to the podium whilst Forth Valley’s Jenny Holl piloted partner Sophie Unwim to four medal victories. None of the cycling Scots came home empty handed.
Gold – Jenny Holl (Pilot for Sophie Unwin) – Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit – Time of 3:17.643 (WR) – Day 4
Gold – Jenny Holl (Pilot for Sophie Unwim) – Women’s B Road Race – Time of 2:37:26 – Day 9
Gold – Fin Graham – Men’s C1-3 Road Race – Time of 1:43:19 – Day 10
Silver – Fin Graham – Men’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit – Time of 3:22.540 – Day 2
Silver – Neil Fachie (With Pilot Matthew Rotherham) – Men’s B 1000m Time Trial – Time of 59.312 – Day 4
Silver – Jenny Holl (Pilot for Sophie Unwim) – Women’s B Individual Time Trial – Time of 39:39.118 – Day 7
Bronze – Jenny Holl (Pilot for Sophie Unwim) – Women’s B 1000m Time Trial – Time of 1:07.719 – Day 2
Para Athletics
It was a busy tournament for the Scots on the track. The Borders’ Samantha Kinghorn MBE, Fife’s Ben Sandilands, and Glasgow’s Melanie Woods all fought hard in their races. Sammi had a particularly special games, collecting a total of five medals to better her medal tally from the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Gold – Ben Sandilands – Men’s 1500m T20 – Time of 3:45.20 (WR & PR) – Day 9
Gold – Sammi Kinghorn – Women’s 100m T53 – Time of 15.64 (PR) – Day 7
Silver – Sammi Kinghorn – Women’s 800m T53 – Time of 1:42.96 – Day 4
Silver – Sammi Kinghorn – Women’s 1500m T54 – Time of 3:16.01 – Day 5
Silver – Sammi Kinghorn – Women’s 400m T53 – Time of 53.45 – Day 8
Silver – Sammi Kinghorn (with Zach Shaw, Jonnie Peacock, and Ali Smith) – 4x100m Universal Relay – Time of 46.01 (ER, AR) – Day 9
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Boccia
Three Scottish athletes took to the court for some boccia action in Paris: Edinburgh’s Patrick Wilson, Ayrshire’s Kayleigh Haggo, and Hamilton’s Stephen McGuire. Stephen left with his first Paralympic medal – a glorious gold in the inaugural event for his category.
Gold – Stephen McGuire – Men’s Individual BC4 – Win of 8-5 – Day 5
Para Archery
Lothian star Nathan Macqueen represented Scotland in Para Archery, winning gold with teammate Jodie Grinham.
Gold – Nathan Macqueen – Mixed Team Compound Open – Win of 155-151 – Day 5
Wheelchair Tennis
The tennis court was on fire this Paralympics with some exciting action, including a wonderful doubles win from Glasgow’s Gorden Reid.
Gold – Gorden Reid (with Alfie Hewett) – Men’s Doubles – Win of 2-0 (6-2, 6-1) – Day 9
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Para Canoe
And finally, in Para canoe, Hope Gordon was the only Scottish athlete to compete. She did us proud, bringing home a shiny silver for ParalympicsGB.
Silver – Hope Gordon – Women’s Va’a Single 200m VL3 – Time of 56.59 – Day 10
A very successful Paralympics overall for our Scottish athletes.