Stefanie Reid

Stefanie McLeod "Stef" Reid MBE (born 26 October 1984)[2] is a track and field Paralympian who competes for Great Britain, competing mainly in category T44 long jump and sprint events. A multiple medal winner at European and World level, her most notable success are during the Paralympic games at Beijing and London where she won a bronze in the sprint (2008) and silver in the long jump (2012).

Not to be confused with Stephanie Reid.
Stefanie Reid
Personal information
Full nameStefanie McLeod Reid
Born26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) (age 35)
New Zealand
WebsiteStefReid.com
Sport
SportTrack and field
Disability classT44
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 200m - T44
Paralympic World Cup
2008 Manchester 200m - T44
Representing  Great Britain [1]
Paralympic Games
2012 London Long jump - F44
2016 Rio Long jump - F44
IPC World Championships
2017 LondonLong jump - T44
2011 Christchurch Long Jump - F44
2011 Christchurch 200 m - T44
IPC European Championships
2014 Swansea Long jump - T44
Paralympic World Cup
2012 Manchester 200 m - T44
2010 Manchester 200 m - T44
2012 Manchester 100 m - T44
Disability Athletics Challenge
2010 London Long Jump - F44
Grand Prix
2010 London 100m - T44

Stefanie was also a semi-finalist on Celebrity MasterChef 2018.

Personal history

Reid was born in New Zealand to British parents (Scottish father, English mother).[3] The family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada when she was aged 4.[4] Reid lost her right foot in a boating accident, aged 16. (Speaking live on UK Channel 4 TV, she said that the accident happened when she was 15.)[3] Her life was saved by a surgeon in Toronto who stemmed the blood flow through amputation.

Reid is married to Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos, and they now live in England where they both train at Loughborough University.[5]

Athletics career

Sports-loving before the accident, she played rugby union, but encountered difficulties after her amputation with referees who felt the artificial leg could injure other players. Deciding to concentrate on her studies, she gained a full scholarship to Queen's University to study biochemistry. After joining the campus track and field team, three years later she competed at the World Championships.[4]

Competing for Canada in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, she won a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres - T44 event, went out in the first round of the women's 100 metres - T44 event and finished fifth in the women's Long jump - F44 event.[4] She switched allegiance to Great Britain at the start of 2010.[6]

In 2010, BBC presenter and producer Matthew Stadlen spent a day with Reid for the news programme The Road With... A Paralympian.

In April 2013, it was announced that Reid would feature in the latest campaign for British high-street store Debenhams,[7] the first high street chain to use disabled models in its campaigns. Reid's photo was featured in British Vogue magazine in April 2013. The imagery celebrates diversity in the retail sector.[8]

Reid attempted to qualify to represent Scotland in the main long jump competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She did not meet the qualifying standard of 6.2 metres, although she set a world record for the T44 class at the Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix (5.47m) whilst attempting to qualify.[9]

Despite not qualifying for the Commonwealth Games, Reid won gold at the IPC European Championships, beating the former world record holder, Marie-Amélie Le Fur by 4cm.

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Paralympic sport.[10]

References
  1. "Stefanie Reid". Power of 10. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. "Stefanie Reid". Channel4. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. Lisa Adams (28 September 2010). "I'm desperate to win a gold medal for Scotland at London 2012, says paralympian Stefanie Reid". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. "Stefanie Reid Interview". UK Athletics. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. Rush, Richard (14 August 2014). "Reid wants a place at the top of the podium". loughboroughecho.net. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. "Paralympian Reid switches to GB". BBC News. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  7. ""The new shape of high street fashion". London Evening Standard. 5 April 2013". Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. "Vogue Magazine". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  9. "Stef's leap of faith". Evening Times. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  10. "Stef Reid appointed MBE in New Year Honours". Paralympics.Channel4.com. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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