Colin Keay
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Medal record
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Colin Keay is a retired Scottish and British athlete who won medals at European, Paralympic, and world level.[3] He won five gold medals and one silver medal in C6 athletics across the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1988 Games.[4]
Born with cerebral palsy and secondary sensory challenges, Keay is described as "the leading T36 athlete on the track during the 80s" by Scottish Disability Sport.[3] He won Paralympic gold in 1984 at three different distances: 60 m, 400 m, and cross country 1000 m,[1] then two more in 1988: the 200 m and 400 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athletics at the Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Athletics at the Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "KEAY Colin". Scottish Disability Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
Categories:
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic athletes for Great Britain