Maggie McEleny

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Maggie McEleny
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 4×50 m freestyle S1–6
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 50 m breaststroke SB3
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20pts
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 50 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 150 m medley SM4
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 50 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 150 m indiv. medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4×50 m medley S1–6
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4×50 m medley S1–6
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4×50 m medley 20 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 150 m indiv. medley SM4

Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny MBE (born 1965), also known as "Mad Maggie" for her unshakable desire to compete is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004. In her career, McEleny has won three gold, five silver, and seven bronze medals at the Paralympics.

Awards[]

She was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[1][2]

She was inducted into the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame gets 8 new inductees". The National. Retrieved 2021-09-23.

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