Stephen Brunt (athlete)

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Stephen Brunt
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Marathon - B2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Marathon - B2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Marathon - T12

Stephen Brunt MBE (born 21 July 1960 [1] ) is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T12 distance runner events.

Brunt has run at four Paralympics. He competed in the 5000m in both the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics, but it was in the marathon where he won medals, he won gold in 1988 and defended it in 1992, he failed to medal in the 1996 Summer Paralympics but came back and won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Paralympics. [2]

Brunt was appointed MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours. [3]


References

  1. Profile at the British Paralympic Association
  2. "Stephen Brunt". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. The London Gazette of Friday, 29th December 1995