Danny Crates

Danny Crates competed in T46 (arm amputee) running events, representing Britain at the 2000 Sydney Summer Paralympics, winning the bronze medal in the 400m sprint; and at the 2004 Athens Summer Paralympics where he won gold in the 800m

Danny talks about transitioning from able-bodied rugby to amputee running

Danny's interview about middle distance running

Comments (0)

Comment (maximum 3500 characters) *

Add a picture

Notify me when someone makes a comment

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Which country do you live in?

Please enter your postcode*

Address line 1

Address line 2

Town or city

Keeping In Touch

We'd love to keep you posted with our news, activities and how you can help in other ways. We'll never sell or swap your details with anybody else. You are free to change your mind at anytime. Please indicate how you would like to hear from us by using the tick boxes below.

Via email

Via telephone

Via SMS

Via post

Which country do you live in?

Please enter your postcode*

Address line 1

Address line 2

Town or city

Your Privacy

We will always store your personal details securely. We'll use them to provide the service that you have requested, and communicate with you in the way(s) that you have agreed to. Your data may also be used for analysis purposes, to help us provide the best service possible. For full details see our Privacy Policy

By submitting this form you are agreeing to our terms and conditions

Latest

Paper crane maker Momoho Yamada

Momoho Yamada who had cerebral palsy, made paper crane garlands to give to the athletes at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games as a symbol of 'good luck'.
Brendan Gately's experience as a TeamGB supporter at the Paralympic Games

Author of 'Look up, stretch your wings, and fly' Brendan Gately shares extracts from his book about his groups experience of supporting TeamGB at the Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Heritage Exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum

In collaboration with Bradford Museums the Paralympic Heritage Stories regional exhibition ran from June to November 2019.
New York 1984 Paralympic Summer Games

After the American National Wheelchair Athletics Association received approval to organise a Games only for athletes eligible under International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation rules, the New York 1984 Games were only for amputee, blind & visually impaired, cerebral palsied and Les Autres athletes .

Jane Blackburn

Jane Blackburn competed in five Paralympic Games from 1972 to 1992 in Table Tennis, Archery and Lawn Bowls.
George Brogan

George was a patient at Stoke Mandeville in 1964 where he took up archery.
James Brown

James won gold as a visually impaired runner at the 1984 Summer Games in New York
Peter Carruthers

Peter, a wheelchair racer, competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Paul Cartwright

Paul Cartwright started wheelchair racing in 1978 and competed at the 1984 Paralympic Games in the first ever wheelchair marathon for which he achieved the British record.
Sophie Christiansen

Sophie made her first appearance at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. She is Britain's first triple Paralympic Gold medal winner.
Sir Philip Craven

Sir Philip Craven played wheelchair basketball in the 1960s competing as a member of the GB team from the 1968 Tel Aviv Games until the European Championships in 1994.
Iain Dawson

Iain Dawson is a visually impaired multi-sport athlete. He competed at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics in track and road cycling events.
Anne Dunham

Anne Dunham was a very successful member of the GB Equestrian Team at 5 Paralympics starting at Atlanta in 1996, through to Rio de Janeiro in 2016
Tara Flood

Tara won medals at the 1984 New York, 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games and competed in numerous UK, European and world swimming events