Simon Lawson

Para athletics

Region

Maryport
Date of Birth

06/06/1982
Classification

T53

Bio

Lawson is coached by Ian Thompson who trained and is married to legendary Paralympic athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson.

An experienced marathon racer, his results on the road in 2015 were encouraging with a second place finish behind David Weir at the Great North Run as well as fifth place at the Berlin Marathon.

Lawson finished 10th in the IPC World Cup event at the London Marathon in 2016, then won the Great Manchester 10km in May before heading to Rio de Janeiro for his debut Paralympic Games, where he finished the marathon in 14th place, clocking 1:32:15. He finished the year with a sixth place finish in the New York marathon.

In 2018 Lawson claimed a superb bronze medal in the T54 marathon a the Commonwealth Games in Australia’s Gold Coast, crossing the line just behind compatriot John Smith.

Major Results

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

T54 Marathon: bronze

2015 Great North Half Marathon, Newcastle, United Kingdom

T53: Silver

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