| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) Bournemouth, Great Britain |
| Home town | Wells, Somerset, Great Britain |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Paracanoe |
| Disability | Proximal femoral focal deficiency |
| Disability class | VL3 |
Medal record | |
Jack Eyers (born 1989) is a British paracanoeist who competes at international canoe competitions. He is a two-time World champion and a European champion. He is an above-the-knee leg amputee. [1] [2]
Eyers was crowned Mr. England in 2017 and was the first amputee to do so. He also began his modelling career with Models of Diversity, an agency that targets to expand body diversity in the fashion industry. [3] [4]
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John Randall Hennigan, better known by his ring name John Morrison, is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Johnny TV. He also performs for their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He is best known for his tenures in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. He also performs on the independent circuit under various ring names.
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Jack David Laugher is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears, Daniel Goodfellow and Anthony Harding. Laugher and Mears became Britain's first diving Olympic champions by winning a gold medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, an achievement many had expected double world 10m champion Tom Daley would achieve first. A week later, Laugher won a silver in the men's individual 3m springboard at the same Games, becoming the first British diver to win multiple Olympic diving medals at the same Games.
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Christopher Bramell is an English model, actor and the winner of Mr England 2015 / 2016. He represented England at Mister World 2016 and came 4th place out of 46 entrants.
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