David Weir

Para athletics

Region

Wallington
Date of Birth

04/06/1979
Classification

T54 1500m, 5000m, marathon

Bio

David Weir is one of the most successful and celebrated Para athletes in the history of the sport having made his Paralympic debut at Atlanta 1996.

He has since gone on to win ten Paralympic medals - including six golds - although he missed out on the podium at Rio 2016.

The Arsenal fan’s crowning moment came on home soil at London 2012, where he conquered a gruelling schedule of seven races in 10 days totalling 35.3 miles to win four gold medals - the T54 800m, 1500m, 5000m and marathon.

His selection to the team for Paris will make him a six-time Paralympian – he heads to Paris seeking his first Paralympic medal since 2012.

The British capital is a happy hunting ground for the ‘Weirwolf’, who has won a record-breaking eight London Marathon titles from 21 races.

Major Results

2012 Paralympic Games, London, United Kingdom

T54 800m: Gold
T54 1500m: Gold
T54 5000m: Gold
T54 Marathon: Gold

2008 Paralympic Games, Beijing, China

T54 800m: Gold
T54 1500m: Gold
T54 400m: Silver
T54 5000m: Bronze

2004 Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece

T54 100m: Silver
T54 200m: Bronze

2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, Grosseto, Italy

T54 400m: Gold
T54 800m: Gold
T54 1500m: Gold
T54 5000m: Gold

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar

T54 1500m: Silver
T54 Marathon: Silver

2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland

T54 1500m: Gold

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand

T54 800m: Gold
T54 1500m: Gold
T54 5000m: Gold

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