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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 cm (1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Ferret Track Club | ||||||||||||||
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Reece Langdon (born 22 February 1996) is an Australian track and field para-athlete who competes in the T38 classification events. He won a silver medal at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships.
He was born 22 February 1996. At the age of six, he had severe streptococcal which led to being diagnosed with cerebellitis. [1] This resulted in permanent ataxia, coordination impairment, temperature regulation issues, and general weakness on the left side of his body. In 2023, he was working Nike shop in Melbourne [1] [2]
In his early life, he lived on a farm near Goulburn, New South Wales and this led him to running to a letter box about 2 km from the farm. [1] He kept up his running as part of his soccer training. Langdon moved to Canberera in year ten and commenced training with Matt Beckenham for 200m and 400m. [1] In 2016, he transferred to Dick Telford's distance running training group. He was classified as a T38 athlete in February 2022. [1] In May 2022, he moved to Melbourne to be coached by Tim O’Shaughessy and was awarded an Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship. [2]
At the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships, he won the Men's 1500m T38 defeating Angus Hincksman and Deon Kenzie. [1] Langdon won the silver medal in the Men's 1500m T38 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. [3]
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