Jonathan Ward (athlete)

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Jonathan Ward
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Shot put B3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Discus throw B3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Shot put B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Pentathlon B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Shot put F13

Jonathan Ward is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category F13 throwing events.

Jonathan competed in four Paralympic Games, firstly in 1988 where he won a gold in the B3 shot put, a silver in the B3 discus and bronze in the B3 pentathlon as well as competing in the javelin. In the 1992 Summer Paralympics he won a silver in his only even the B3 shot put. In Atlanta he failed to win a medal for the first time despite competing in the F12 discus, F12 shot put and as part of the T10-12 4 × 100 m relay team. He was back to winning medals in Sydney in the 2000 Summer Paralympics when he won a bronze in the F13 shot put as well as competing in the F13 discus. [1]

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