Daniel Sidbury

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Daniel Sidbury
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Jonathan Sidbury
NicknameDanny
Born (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30)
Sport
DisabilityDouble below knee amputations due to meningitis
Disability class T54
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris 800 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris 5000 m T54
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 1500 m T54
Representing Flag of England.svg England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 1500 m T54

Daniel Jonathan Sidbury (born 3 April 1994) [1] is a British wheelchair racer. He won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. [1] [2] He is also a two-time bronze medalist at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.

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Career

Sidbury is a T54-classified athlete who competes in wheelchair racing competitions. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [3]

In that same year, he represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 400 metres T54, men's 800 metres T54, men's 1500 metres T54 and men's 5000 metres T54 events.

In 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres T54 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. [4] He finished in 4th place in the men's 400 metres T54 event.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of England.svg England
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England2nd1500 m 3:12.15
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
2021 World Para Athletics European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland2nd1500 m 3:05.30
2023 World Para Athletics Championships Paris, France3rd800 m 1:29.72
3rd5000 m 10:15.44

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References

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