Stephen Cooper (athlete)

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Stephen Cooper
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 4x100 metre relay - T38
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney 800 metres - T38

Stephen Cooper is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T38 middle-distance events.

Stephen competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where he won a bronze medal in the T38 800m and a silver medal as part of the 4 × 100 m team. Four years later he returned to the 2004 games where he was unable to medal in his only event, the 800m. [1]

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