Nigel Coultas

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Nigel Coultas
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul 100 metres - A6A8A9L4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul 200 metres - A6A8A9L4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul High Jump - A6A8A9L6
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul 400 metres - A6A8A9L4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 100 metres - TS4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 200 metres - TS4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 400 metres - TS4

Nigel Coultas is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category TS4 sprint events.

Nigel competed in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics as part of the Great Britain team. At the 1988 games he won gold in the 100m, 200m and high jump breaking the world record in the high jump, he also won a silver medal in the 400m behind Finland's Harri Jauhianihen. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics he finished second in the 100m, 200m and 400m and was part of the Great Britain team that was disqualified in the 4 × 100 m. [1]

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References

  1. "Nigel Coultas". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.