Samantha Kinghorn with the Paris 2024 bell

Sammi Kinghorn

Para athletics

Region

Melrose
Date of Birth

06/01/1996
Classification

T53 100m, 400m, 800m and 4x100m relay

Bio

Sammi Kinghorn won her first Paralympic title at Paris 2024 with a glorious gold medal in the T53 100m alongside four silver medals in the 400m, 800m, 1500m and 4x100m Universal Relay making her one of the stars of the Games.

Kinghorn announced herself on the international scene when she claimed a trio of gold medals at the European Championships in Swansea in 2014.

When she was a teenager, Sammi was paralysed after an accident on a family farm.

Her ability to compete with the best at a global level came to the fore in 2015 when she secured T53 200m bronze at the World Championships in Doha.

At Rio 2016 Kinghorn finished fifth in the T53 100m but a year later was back on the podium with a vengeance as she claimed 100m and 200m gold at the World Championships in London as well as bronze in the 400m.

The Scot claimed her first Paralympic medals with bronze in the T53 100m and silver in the 400m at Tokyo 2020.

Kinghorn followed that performance up with her third world title as she stormed to gold in the T53 100m with a Championship Record of 15.93 seconds at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. She added two silvers in the 400m and 800m respectively.

Away from the track, Sammi is a presenter for the BBC’s Countryfile programme and now lives in Cheshire with her boyfriend.

Major Results

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

T53 100m: Gold
T53 400m: Silver
T53 800m: Silver
T53 1500m Silver
4x100m Universal Relay: Silver

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

T53 100m: Bronze
T53 400m: Silver

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

T53 100m 5th
T53 800m 6th

2023 World Para Athletics World Championships, Paris, France

T53 100m: Gold
T53 400m: Silver
T53 800m: Silver

2019 World Para Athletics World Championships, Dubai, UAE

T53 100m: Bronze

2017 IPC Athletics World Championships, London, UK

T53 100m: Gold
T53 200m: Gold
T53 400m: Bronze

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar

T53 200m Bronze

2014 IPC European Championships, Swansea, Wales

T53 100m: Gold
T53 400m: Gold
T53 800m: Gold

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