Daniel Sidbury Explained

Daniel Sidbury
Full Name:Daniel Jonathan Sidbury
Nickname:Danny
Birth Date:1994 4, df=yes
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Disability:Double below knee amputations due to meningitis
Disability Class:T54

Daniel Jonathan Sidbury (born 3 April 1994)[1] is a British wheelchair racer. He won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1] [2] He is also a two-time bronze medalist at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.

Career

Sidbury is a T54-classified athlete who competes in wheelchair racing competitions. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[3]

In that same year, he represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 400 metres T54, men's 800 metres T54, men's 1500 metres T54 and men's 5000 metres T54 events.

In 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres T54 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[4] He finished in 4th place in the men's 400 metres T54 event.

Achievements

Representing
2022Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, England2nd1500 m3:12.15
Representing
2021World Para Athletics European ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd1500 m3:05.30
2023World Para Athletics ChampionshipsParis, France3rd800 m1:29.72
3rd5000 m10:15.44

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's 1500 metres (T54) Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902095818/https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-05/ATHM1500M---54020-----FNL-000100--__C73G_1.0.pdf . 2 September 2022 . 16 July 2023 . 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  2. News: Rowbottom . Mike . 5 August 2022 . Ricketts and Chepkoech earn athletics golds in Commonwealth Games records as Victor is victor again . InsideTheGames.biz . 16 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Men's 1500 metres T54 Final. live. 2 June 2021. 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602221158/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resIPC/pdf/ATBY21/AT/ATBY21_AT_C73G_ATM984101.pdf . 2 June 2021 .
  4. News: 10 July 2023 . Paris 23: Schaefer and Bo set new world records, Hug flies to gold . Paralympic.org . 16 July 2023.