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| Full name | Ian James Marsden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1972 Stafford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trentham Canoe Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Colin Radmore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ian James Marsden (born 25 January 1972 in Stafford [1] ) is a British paracanoeist, hand cyclist and was previously a champion powerlifter. [2] He bronze medalled at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Men's KL1 200m. [3]
Marsden began his professional life as a microbiologist. [4] [5]
Before sustaining a spinal injury, Marsden competed as a non-disabled athlete at the British Open Powerlifting Championships, and titled in 1989 when he was 17. [4] He holds 3 world records. [6]
After the spinal injury, he became the "first British male to win a podium position" [7] on the European Handcycling Circuit (EHC). [4]
In the 10m air rifle category, Marsden won a silver and bronze medal at world level. [8] He was due to compete in London 2012, but health complications prevented this. [6]
Marsden has mentioned that he was asked numerous times if he wanted to try Paracanoe (during his handcycling career and shooting). [4] He took up the offer of regular training at Nottingham and joined the Paracanoe GB Sprint Team, [9] [10] representing Team Great Britain since 2013. He bronze medalled at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. [3]
Marsden sustained a spinal injury powerlifting, which caused his hospitalisation and eventually introducing him to the world of handcycling. However, after competing on the European circuit for a number of years, Marsden was once again hospitalised, and it was discovered that he had a rare motor neuron condition. [6]
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