Polly Maton
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England | 23 October 1999||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Moonrakers AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Colin Baross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Polly Maton (born 23 October 1999) is a British para sprinter and long jumper.[1] Maton was born without her right arm, runs with a prosthetic arm and competes in the T47 category. She won her first gold medals at the at the age of 14.[2]
Education[]
Maton attended Urchfont C of E Primary School and went on to complete her GCSEs and A Levels at Dauntsey's School. She is currently reading History and Politics at the University of Oxford.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Meet Polly Maton - Rio 2016". Paralympics.org.uk. 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Polly Maton: A Rising Force". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2017.
- ^ "ATHLETE FEATURE: POLLY MATON ON THE BALANCE BETWEEN LIFE ON AND AWAY FROM THE LONG JUMP PIT". British Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wiltshire
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Team Bath Paralympic athletes
- Team Bath track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics