Profiles of our Paralympians (From Swindon Advertiser)

Profiles of our Paralympians

12:01pm Tuesday 26th June 2012 in All about our local Olympic entries

As our Wiltshire Paralympians get set to go for gold here is a look at their background and achievements

PARALYMPICS

Name:

Anne Dunham

Sport/ Event:

Para-dressage

Date of birth:

September 24, 1948

Place of birth:

Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear

Based:

Broad Hinton

Top career achievement:

Picking up at least one gold medal at four consecutive Paralympics, starting at Atlanta in 1996

Name:

Louise Hunt

Sport/ Event:

Wheelchair tennis

Date of birth:

24/5/91

Place of birth:

Swindon

Based:

Wanborough

Top career achievement:

Qualifying for her first Paralympics in London

Name:

Darren Kenny

Sport/ Event:

Para-cycling/ individual pursuit, team sprint, 1km time trial

Date of birth:

17/03/70

Place of birth:

Salisbury

Based:

Verwood, Dorset

Top career achievement:

Winning eight Paralympic medals including six golds