Andrew Small Explained

Andrew Small
MBE
Headercolor:yellow
Nationality:British
Birth Date:6 January 1993
Sport:Track and field
Disability Class:T33
Club:Stockport Harriers
Coach:Rick Hoskins (club)
Paula Dunn (national)

Andrew Small (born 6 January 1993) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T33 classification.[1]

Personal history

Small was born in England in 1993. Small had nerve damage which affects him both neurologically and physically.[2] He lives in Nantwich, Cheshire. He attended Pilgrim's Way Primary in Canterbury, Brine Leas School and subsequently South Cheshire College.[2] [3]

Athletics career

Small was inspired to take up athletics after watching the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[2] From 2013 he began competing at national meets mainly competing in 100 and 200 metres sprints.[4] The following year he competed at his first overseas IPC Grand Prix, in Nottwil in Switzerland. In 2016 he took part in the European Championships at Grosseto, entering the 100 metres (T33). Despite finishing third behind Great Britain teammates Toby Gold and Dan Bramall, he was not awarded a bronze due to a lack of other competitors.[5]

In July 2016 Small was announced as a member of the Great Britain team to compete at the Rio Paralympics. He took part in the 100 metres (T33) sprint, finishing third in a personal best time of 17.96 seconds.[6]

Small was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Small, Andrew . 11 September 2016 . paralympic.org.
  2. Web site: Small, Andrew . 11 September 2016 . . 16 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171216214434/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1317925 . dead .
  3. News: PARALYMPICS: Nantwich's Andy Small aiming to make London legacy pay in Rio . . Peter Morse . 1 September 2016 . 14 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Andrew Small . powerof10.info . 11 September 2016.
  5. Web site: 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, Grosseto - Men's 100m T33 - Final . paralympic.org . 13 June 2016 . 11 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Results - Men's 100m - T33 Final . paralympic.org . 10 September 2016 . 11 September 2016.
  7. Web site: New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame. 31 December 2021. BBC Sport.