Men’s Marathon Age (Days) Born 2018 Personal Best

2232 FEARNLEY Kurt AUS – Australia 37y 22d 1981 - 1:18:51 -11 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs Twice Paralympic Champion at Marathon & 11 more Paralympic medals. Former Commonwealth Champion at 1500m 1 Paralympic 5000/Marathon 2004; 1 IPC World 800/5000/Marathon 2006; 1 ‘Great’ North Run 2006 (2007-2); 1 New York 2006/2007/2008/2009; 1 Los Angeles 2007; 1 Paris 2007/2009; 1 Chicago 2007/2008/2009/2015; 1 Paralympic Marathon 2008 (2 800/5000, 3 1500); 1 COM 1500 2010 (2014/2018-2); 1 IPC World Marathon 2011; 2 Paralympic 5000 2012 (3 Marathon, 7 1500, ht 800); 4 IPC World 5000 2015; 1 Tokyo 2016; 2 Paralympic Marathon 2016 (3 5000, 5 1500). At Marathon: 2009-1, 2007/2008/2016-2, 2010-5 , 2013-1, 2016-2, 2017-3. He was born without the lower portion of his spine. Son Harry Jack born March 27, 2014. Born-Cowra, ccoach- Andrew Dawes On March 17, 2017 he started the 2018 baton relay by taking the baton from Marlborough House along The Mall and into the Palace Forecourt, where The Queen placed her message to the Commonwealth and its athletes inside the Baton In 2018: On April 4, 2018 he carried the baton into the opening ceremony. He says the Games will see his final track race, but he will continue with marathons – including London on April 22; Here: T54 1500 2/Final-3:11.92

2233 LAPPIN Jake AUS – Australia 25y 214d 1992 T54 class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs 2018 Commonwealth bronze 7 COM 1500 2010; 3 Paralympic 4x100 2012; ht Paralympic 400/800 2012/2016 (ht 1500 2016); 5 IPC World 800 2013; 9 IPC World 1500 2015 (2011-10); 10 WPA World 1500 2017; 3 COM 1500 2018 . Born-Moonee Ponds, coach-Fred Periac He is thought of as a possible successor to and in 2017 broke Fearnley’s Australian record at 800m Here: T54 1500 3/Final-3:12.60

2234 DuPONT Alexandre CAN – Canada 32y 223d 1985 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs 2018 Commonwealth Champion at 1500, edging our Kurt Fearnley 3 IPC World 4x400 2011; ht Paralympic 400/800/5000 2012; 1 IPC World 4x400 2013 (2011-3); 3 COM 1500 2014; 3 Parapan American Games 100/400/1500 2015; 3 Paralympic 4x400 2016. dnf London 2017; 7 WPA World 1500 2017; 1 COM 1500 2018 (2014-3).Coach/Rick Reelie Here: T54 1500 1/Final-3:11.75

2235 SMYTH Tristan CAN – Canada 31y 318d 1986 - 2:16:59 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs // 3 Paralympic 4x400 2016; 8 WPA World 1500 2017; 7 COM 1500 2018. In January 2011 he crashed into a parked car while he was skateboarding. His injuries resulted in paraplegia. He can speak German & Japanese. Born-Vancouver, coach-Kelly Smith Here: T54 1500 3/h1-3:12.20; T54 1500 7/Final-3:14.88

2236 HALL Callum ENG - 25y 301d 1992 1:36:35 1:36:35 -18 T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk // 3 ‘Great’ Scottish 10K 2014/2015; 44 London 2015; 9 ‘Great’ North Run 2015 (2014-12); 12 Paris Marathon 2016. Coaches-Ian & Tanni Grey-Thompson His partner Jade Jones is also competing at Gold Coast 2018, in the T54 women’s race In 2018: 7 Dubai Marathon; 7 Lisbon Half Mar

2237 LAWSON Simon ENG - England 35y 311d 1982 1:31:55 1:25:06 -17 T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk // At : 2011-12, 2013/2014-19, 2015-10, 2016-10, 2017-24 10 IPC World Champs 2015. 1 ‘Great’ 10K 2012/2013/2014/2016/2017 (2010-4, 2011/2015-2); 1 ‘Great’ North Run 2017 (2010-7, 2011-5, 2012/2014/2015 -2, 2013-6); 14 Paralympic 2016 Injured his spine racing motocross in 2011. Lives-Maryport, Cumbria; works as a motorcycle mechanic in his family’s business in Cumbria. Coaches-Ian & Tanni Grey- Thompson In 2018: 16 Tokyo Marathon; 5 New York Half Mar

2238 SMITH JohnBoy ENG - England 28y 138d 1989 1:32:15 1:32:15 -18 Full name-John Charles Smith T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs Started wheelchair racing in 2015 and within weeks was the third Briton home in the London Marathon after David Weir & Simon Lawson 100 pb: 15.40w, 15.4 -17. 200 pb: 29.51 -17. 400 pb: 50.26 -17 20 London IPC World Champs Marathon 2015. Ex boxer, paralysed at age 16 when shot in the spine (when he was mistaken for a poacher). Ex Boxer, bodybuilder, powerlifter and thrower. Lives-Culverston Green, Kent. Coach-Jennie Archer In 2018: 4 Dubai Marathon; 3 London ‘Big’ Half Mar; 3 Lisbon Half Mar

2239 ACHEAMPONG Felix GHA – Ghana 43y 200d 1974 2:09:43 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs Commonwealth Games finalist in 2010 & 2014 8 COM 1500 2014 (2010-10, 2016-ht) Here: T54 1500 6/h2-3:30.66

2240 BOTSYO Nkegbe GHA – Ghana 38y 286d 1979 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs // 5 COM 1500 2014 (2010-8). Competed at the Paralympics in 2004/2008/2012, but eliminated in the heats of various sprints. His impairment is a result of the effects of polio. In Ghana he founded his county’s first wheelchair racing club – the “Get Dem Racing Club” Here: T54 1500 5/h1-3:25.55; T54 1500 9/Final-3:18.71