Our Olympians
Unless otherwise shown, our athletes represented Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Paralympics
Kare Adenegan | 100m T34 400m T34 800m T34 |
Silver Medal Bronze Medal Bronze Medal |
Mel Nicholls | 800m T34 | 5th |
Ben Rowlings | 100m T34 800m T34 |
H2 5th H2 5th |
Kylie Grimes | Club Throw F51 | 4th |
Lauren Rowles | Rowing – TA mixed double sculls | Gold Medal |
Charlotte Moore | Wheelchair Basketball | GBR team 4th |
2012 London
Brendan Boyce | 50km Walk | 29th |
Paralympics
Mel Nicholls | 100m T34 200m T34 |
Round 1 7th |
2008 Beijing
Marlon Devonish | 200m 4 x 100m relay |
Semi-finals R1 – GBR team DQ |
2004 Athens
Marlon Devonish | 4 x 100m relay | Gold Medallist |
2000 Sydney
Marlon Devonish | 200m 4 x 100m relay |
5th R1 – GBR team DQ |
Andy Hart | 800m | Heat 2 |
Joanne Wise* | Long Jump | 7th G2 qual |
* Jo missed a place in the final by one position. Marian Jones, who later admitted using
performance enhancing drugs, did make the final
performance enhancing drugs, did make the final
1992 Barcelona
Dave Long | Marathon | 39th |
Maxine Newman | 1500m | First round |
Lorraine Baker | 800m | Semi-finals |
1988 Seoul
Dave Long * | Marathon | 21st |
* At this time Dave was a member of the Massey Ferguson RC
Paralympics
Richard Moreton | 200m C7 4x100m relay C7-8 |
Semi-finalist Finalist |
1984 Los Angeles
David Moorcroft | 5000m | Finalist |
Lorraine Baker | 800m | 5th |
1980 Moscow
David Moorcroft | 5000m | Semi-finals |
Ian Richards | 50km Walk | 11th |
1976 Montreal
David Moorcroft | 1500m | 7th |
1972 Munich
Colin Kirkham | Marathon | 21st |
Sheila Carey (née Taylor) | 1500m | 5th |
1968 Mexico
Bill Adcocks | Marathon | 5th |
Dick Taylor | 5000m | |
Sheila Taylor | 800m | 4th |
1964 Tokyo
Basil Heatley | Marathon | Silver Medallist |
Brian Kilby | Marathon | 4th |
John Edgington | 20km Walk | 8th |
1960 Rome
Brian Kilby | Marathon | 29th |
1952 Helsinki
Joe West* | Marathon | 49th |
* Irish International
1948 London
Frank (Paddy) Mulvihill* | Marathon | 26th |
* Irish International
1928 Amsterdam
Stan Ashby | 1500m | 16th |
Our Youth Olympian
2014 Nanjing
Sian Rainsley * | Triathlon Relay | Silver Medallist |