Stephen Brunt (athlete)

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

Stephen 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]

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References

  1. Profile at the British Paralympic Association
  2. "Stephen Brunt". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.