Marcus Perrineau-Daley

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Marcus Perrineau-Daley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-02-17) 17 February 1989 (age 35) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class T52
Event sprints
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris 100 m T52

Marcus Perrineau-Daley (born 17 February 1989) is a British T52 Paralympic sprint runner. He represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

His first major championship was the 2023 world championships, where he came 7th in the 100 metres.

The following year he came 10th in the same event at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships.

Perrineau-Daley represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the 100 metres T52 event behind Maxime Carabin. [2]

Personal life

On 19 October, 2014, Perrineau-Daley was involved in a motorcycle accident and broke his neck and back and severed his spinal cord. [3]

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References

  1. "Marcus Perrineau-Daley". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. Colman, Jonty (6 September 2024). "Unwin and Holl take GB to 39 golds in Paris". bbc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. Dyer, Lucy (25 April 2016). "Paralysed Tooting resident overcomes disability to become qualified fitness instructor and Paralympic hopeful". swlondoner.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2024.