David Holding
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 1968 |
Medal record | |
David Holding (born 1968) is a British wheelchair athlete. Holding was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the spinal cord, and has been in a wheelchair since childhood. An accountant by training, he competes as an amateur athlete in wheelchair races of all distances. He has won a number of races, but is most well known for being a four-time winner of the London Marathon and the former world record holder, and a Paralympic Games gold medal winner in the 100 meter wheelchair race.[1]
He competed in four Summer Paralympic Games, from 1992 to 2004, in events ranging from the 100 meters to the marathon. In addition to his gold in the 100m T53 at Atlanta 1996, he also won two bronze medals: In the 200m T53 in 1996, and in the 100m T54 at Sydney 2000.[2]
At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, Holding made the final for both the 100m and 200m in the T54 class, but missed out on a medal, finishing fourth and eighth respectively.[3][4]
Holding is a patron of the National Association for Bikers with a Disability.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hubbard, Alan (30 January 2000). "Holding superior on road and track". The Independent. Retrieved 15 May 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "David Holding". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Athletics - Men's 100 m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive Athens 2004 Athletics - Men's 200 m T54". IPC. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ NABD Patrons Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 27 May 2009
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