Lydia Church

Lydia Church

Personal information
Born	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 26) Peterborough, England
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability	Visually impaired
Disability class	F12
Event	Shot put
Club	Peterborough and Nene Valley Athletic Club
Coached by	Jim Edwards
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing   United Kingdom World Championships 2025 New Delhi Shot put F12 European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F12

Lydia Church (born 13 October 1999) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in shot put events in international level events. She won the silver medal at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in women's shot put F12. ^[1] Church was also selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. ^{[2] [3]}

Church competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. She won the bronze medal with a throw of 12.60m. ^[4]

References

1. "Women's shot put F12 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
2. "ParalympicsGB announces first track and field stars bound for Tokyo 2020". ParalympicsGB. 23 June 2021.
3. "32 athletes added to ParalympicsGB athletics team for Tokyo 2020". ParalympicsGB. 21 July 2021.
4. "Peterborough bronze medal para-athlete Lydia Church aims for gold". BBC News. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.