nathan on the podium with Universal Relay team in Tokyo

Nathan Maguire

Para athletics

Region

Chester
Date of Birth

26/07/1997
Classification

T54 400m, 800m and 4x100m relay

Maguire began wheelchair racing in 2014, debuting in that years London Mini Marathon, his first taste of wheelchair racing on a huge scale. He went on to win the race and set a new course record in the process.

The Cheshire racer earned his first international call-up in 2016 at the European Championships in Italy and made the World Championship squad for London 2017.

Maguire’s first taste of international success came at the European championships in Berlin 2018, where he won three bronze medals in the T54 100m, 200m, & 800m. He was also part of the gold medal- winning 4x100m Universal relay team, securing a world record in the process.

He won three further medals at the 2021 European championships in Poland: Bronze in the T54 400m & 800m as well as Silver with the 4x100m Universal Relay team.

More relay success came at Tokyo 2020 as Maguire charged home to secure Universal Relay silver in a European record 47.50 alongside teammates Jonnie Peacock, Libby Clegg with guide Chris Clarke and Ali Smith.

Major results

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

4x100m Universal relay: silver
400m: 6th

**2023 World Para Athletics Championships, Paris, France **

T54 400m: 5th
T54 800m: 5th
T54 1500m: 7th

**2017 World Para Athletics Championships, London, England **

T54 200m: 6th

**2016 World Para Athletics European Championships, Grosetto,Italy **

T54 200m, 800m: 7th

2018 World Para Athletics European Championships, Berlin, Germany

T54 100m, 200m, 800m: bronze
4 x 100m Universal Relay: gold

2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland

T54 400m, 800m: bronze
4 x 100m Universal Relay: silver

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