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Paralympic Welsh athlete

Jordan Howe
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubFederation of Disability Sport Wales
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012
Personal best(s)100 m: 12.52 s
200 m: 27.31 s
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 100 m T35
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 200 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 200 m T35

Jordan Howe (born 12 October 1995) is a Paralympian athlete from Wales competing in category T35 sprinting events. Howe qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m and 200 m sprint.

History

Howe was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1995. Howe, who has cerebral palsy, enjoyed sports from a young age, and was a youth swimmer at national level, being a member of the Dragons Disabled Swimming Club, before discovering athletics.

On 23 July 2017 Howe won a 100 m T35 Silver Medal at the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017, running a personal best of 12.52 seconds.

References

  1. "Jordan Howe claims silver in T35 100m at World Para-athletics Championships thanks to a new PB of 12.52sec; Ihor Tsvietov wins gold in 12.38". Twitter.com. BBC Sport Wales. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Jordan Howe". paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. "Sprinter Howe praises coach Malcolm". BBC Sport.

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