Johnboy Smith
Personal information | |
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Birth name | John Charles Smith |
Nationality | British |
Born | Gravesend, England | 27 November 1989
Sport | |
Country | Great Britain / England |
Sport | Wheelchair Racing |
Disability | Paraplegia |
Disability class | T10/T11 |
Event(s) | T54 Marathon, Wheelchair Sprints |
Medal record |
John Charles Smith (born 27 November 1989), known professionally as JohnBoy Smith, is a British parathlete and wheelchair racer of Romany[1] descent who competes in the T54 category sprint events.[2] He won a silver medal in the T54 marathon of 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games held in Australia representing England.[3] He competed in 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan representing Great Britain in T54 marathon.[4][5]
Early life[]
Smith was born in Gravesend, Kent, England. At age 16, he was wrongly shot in the back leading to a spinal cord injury that left him with complete T10/T11 paraplegia.[6] He got motivated to pursue para-athletics and wheelchair racing after watching 2012 London Paralympics.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Tokyo, Tom Harle in (2021-09-06). "Gravesend's JohnBoy Smith graps Paralympic debut with two hands in Tokyo". KentLive. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Johnboy Smith - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jump up to: a b "Athletics SMITH Johnboy - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Olympics. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Paralympics: JohnBoy Smith sets personal best to finish 10th". Kent Online. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "32 athletes added to ParalympicsGB athletics team for Tokyo 2020". British Paralympic Association.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "London Marathon 2019: Johnboy Smith on why 'there is life after disability and tragedy'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
External links[]
- Johnboy Smith at the International Paralympic Committee
- Johnboy Smith at British Athletics
- Johnboy Smith at Power of 10
- John Smith at Team England
- John Smith at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- English male wheelchair racers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- British male wheelchair racers
- English athletics biography stubs