Profile
Discus, F34
Funding: World Class Podium
DOB: 15 December 1977
Born: Cambridge
Lives: Nottingham
Club: Cambridge & Coleridge / Notts AC
Contact:
Coach: Ray Knight
International Highlights
1996 Paralympics Atlanta shot bronze, 1998 World Championships Birmingham shot silver, 2000 Paralympics Sydney discus bronze
2003 European Championships Assen shot bronze, 2002 World Championships Lille shot silver, discus bronze, 2004 Paralympics Athens discus silver, 2005 European Championships Espoo discus bronze, 2006 World Championships Assen discus silver, shot silver
Personal Bests
Discus 40.16m (2007), Shot 10.85m (2007)
Career summary
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Daniel started going to an after sports school club aged 11 and really enjoyed it. He was always very sporty and used to compete at swimming as well as wheelchair basketball, but he much preferred the individual sports to the team sports and so continued with athletics competing in both the shot and discus.
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Daniel's ultimate aim in athletics is to win Gold at the Paralympics focusing on 2008 Beijing, for now he is working on improving his personal bests in both events.
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Daniel works at Loughborough University in disability sport, which he hopes to continue with after his athletics career. A big football fan, he supports Tottenham Hotspur.
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He has a degree in Leisure studies with Sports development from the Colchester Institute.
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