Andrew Small MBE (born 6 January 1993) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T33 classification.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 6 January 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Disability class | T33 |
| Club | Stockport Harriers |
| Coached by | Rick Hoskins (club) Paula Dunn (national) |
Medal record | |
Personal history edit
Small was born in England in 1993. Small had nerve damage which affects him both neurologically and physically.[2] He lives in Nantwich, Cheshire.[3] He attended Pilgrim's Way Primary in Canterbury, Brine Leas School and subsequently South Cheshire College.[2][3]
Athletics career edit
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 teammates 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]
Small was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Small, Andrew". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Small, Andrew". IPC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b Peter Morse (1 September 2016). "PARALYMPICS: Nantwich's Andy Small aiming to make London legacy pay in Rio". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Small". powerof10.info. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, Grosseto - Men's 100m T33 - Final" (PDF). paralympic.org. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Results - Men's 100m - T33 Final". paralympic.org. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N25.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
External links edit
- Andrew Small on Twitter
- Andrew Small at the International Paralympic Committee
- Andrew Small at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Andrew Small at British Athletics
- Andrew Small at Power of 10
