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.
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Medal record
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Awards edit
McEleny was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to disabled swimming.[1]
She was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[2][3]
She was inducted into the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame in 2018.[4]
References edit
- ^ United Kingdom: "No. 55879". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 19.
- ^ "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame gets 8 new inductees". The National. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links edit
- Margaret McEleny at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
- Margaret McEleny at the International Paralympic Committee
- National Portrait Gallery: Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny
- McEleny strikes silver as Team GB impress again. Graham Wood, 24 September 2004
- Crossing the finish line. Jessica Kiddle, 24 March 2007
- Great Britain's medallists: All the British medals from the 2004 Paralympic Games. BBC Sport.
- Scottish Institute of Sport: Goldzone 2004. (PDF)
- Sports Review 2000. BBC Sport.
- Greatest British Olympic and Paralympic moments Daily Telegraph.
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