Samantha Kinghorn

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

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.

After her success on the track in 2017, Kinghorn turned her attention to the longer distances with the aim of competing for Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Kinghorn achieved two impressive fourth place finishes in the Gold Coast in the 1,500m and the marathon before returning to the sprints ahead of the 2019 World Championships. Despite taking time out over the summer for surgery, Kinghorn claimed a bronze medal in Dubai.

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.

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