Andrew Small

Andrew Small (born 6 January 1993) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle distance events in the T33 classification.[1]

For the rugby union referee, see Andrew Small (rugby union).
Andrew Small
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportTrack and field
Disability classT33
ClubStockport Harriers
Coached byRick Hoskins (club)
Paula Dunn (national)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's athletics
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio100m - T33
World Championships
2017 London100 m T33

Personal history

Small was born in England in 1993. Small suffered nerve damage which affects him both neurologically and physically.[2] He lives in Nantwich, Cheshire.[3] He attended Brine Leas School and subsequently South Cheshire College.[2][3]

Athletics career

Small was inspired to take up athletics after watching the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[2] From 2013 he began competing at national meets mainly competing in 100 and 200 metres sprints.[4] The following year he competed at his first overseas IPC Grand Prix, in Nottwil in Switzerland. In 2016 he took part in the European Championships at Grosseto, entering the 100 metres (T33). Despite finishing third behind Great Britain team mates Toby Gold and Dan Bramall, he was not awarded a bronze due to a lack of other competitors.[5]

In July 2016 Small was announced as a member of the Great Britain team to compete at the Rio Paralympics. He took part in the 100 metres (T33) sprint, finishing third in a personal best time of 17.96 seconds.[6]

References
  1. "Small, Andrew". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Small, Andrew". IPC. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. Peter Morse (1 September 2016). "PARALYMPICS: Nantwich's Andy Small aiming to make London legacy pay in Rio". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Andrew Small". powerof10.info. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. "2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, Grosseto - Men's 100m T33 - Final" (PDF). paralympic.org. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. "Results - Men's 100m - T33 Final". paralympic.org. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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