Jordan Howe Explained

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Jordan Howe
Nationality:British
Birth Date:12 October 1995
Birth Place:Cardiff, Wales
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Club:Federation of Disability Sport Wales
Paralympics:2012
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Jordan Howe (born 12 October 1995) is a Paralympian athlete from Wales competing in category T35 sprinting events. Howe qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m and 200 m sprint.[2]

History

Howe was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1995. Howe, who has cerebral palsy, enjoyed sports from a young age, and was a youth swimmer at national level, being a member of the Dragons Disabled Swimming Club, before discovering athletics.

On 23 July 2017 Howe won a 100 m T35 Silver Medal at the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017, running a personal best of 12.52 seconds.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Howe claims silver in T35 100m at World Para-athletics Championships thanks to a new PB of 12.52sec; Ihor Tsvietov wins gold in 12.38 . 23 July 2017 . Twitter.com . BBC Sport Wales . 14 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Jordan Howe . paralympics.org.uk . 24 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160709065555/http://paralympics.org.uk/gb/athletes/jordan-howe . 9 July 2016 . dead .
  3. News: Sprinter Howe praises coach Malcolm. BBC Sport.