Colin Keay

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Colin Keay
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Paralympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Stoke Mandeville [1] Men's 60 m C6
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Stoke Mandeville Men's 400 m C6
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Stoke Mandeville Men's Cross Country 1000 m C6
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul [2] Men's 200 m C6
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Men's 400 m C6
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Men's 100 m C6

Colin Keay is a retired Scottish and British athlete who won medals at European, Paralympic, and world level. [3] He won five gold medals and one silver medal in C6 athletics across the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1988 Games. [4]

Born with cerebral palsy and secondary sensory challenges, Keay is described as "the leading T36 athlete on the track during the 80s" by Scottish Disability Sport. [3] He won Paralympic gold in 1984 at three different distances: 60 m, 400 m, and cross country 1000 m, [1] then two more in 1988: the 200 m and 400 m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Athletics at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "KEAY Colin". Scottish Disability Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "IPC Historical Results Archive". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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