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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Ferret Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Paris, France.. [1]
He was born 22 February 1996. At the age of six, he had a severe streptococcal infection which led to being diagnosed with cerebellitis. [2] 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 at a Nike shop in Melbourne. [2] [3]
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. [2] He kept up his running as part of his soccer training. Langdon moved to Canberra in year ten and commenced training with Matt Beckenham for 200m and 400m. [2] In 2016, he transferred to Dick Telford's distance running training group. He was classified as a T38 athlete in February 2022. [2] In May 2022, he moved to Melbourne to be coached by Tim O’Shaughessy and was awarded a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship. [3]
At the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships, he won the Men's 1500m T38 defeating Angus Hincksman and Deon Kenzie. [2] Langdon won the silver medal in the Men's 1500m T38 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. [4]
Langdon won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T38 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [5]
