Maddie Down
British athlete (born 2007)
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| Born | (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting, long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T38 | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200m, long jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth finals | 2023 Youth | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Madeline Down (born 7 October 2007)[1] is a British athlete, who won the 100 metres T38 and long jump events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. She has been selected for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Down trains at Halesowen Athletics Club,[2] and has been a part of the British Athletics Paralympic Futures Programme.[3]
At the 2022 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, Down came third in the 60 metres event.[4] In early 2023, Down had an L5 stress fracture in her back.[5]
At the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, Down won both the 100 metres T38 and long jump events; it was the first time that parasports had been included at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[5] It was her first international competition.[3] She was later nominated for the 2023 SportsAid One-To-Watch award.[5] In 2024, she won the long jump events at the English Indoor and Outdoor Championships.[2]
Down was selected for the 100 metres T38 and long jump events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics;[6] it was her first Paralympic Games appearance.[7] In the 100 metres event, she qualified for the final after a personal best time of 12.98s in the heats. She finished eighth in the final.[8]
Personal life
Down has attended the University of Birmingham School;[4] her Paralympics attendance was just after she completed her GCSEs.[6] She was inspired to compete in athletics after watching the 2012 Summer Paralympics at the age of 4.[6] Down has cerebral palsy.[9]
References
- ^ "Maddie Down". British Paralympic Association. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Halesowen teenager Maddie to race at Paralympic Games". Express & Star. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b "YEMI MARY JOHN AND MADELINE DOWN SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTSAID'S ONES TO WATCH AWARD". UK Athletics. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Sensational win for UoB School pupil at Muller Indoor GP – British Athletics". University of Birmingham School. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Maddie Down jumps to SportsAid One-to-Watch Award nomination". The Herald. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Who are the young ParalympicsGB athletes to watch this year?". BBC. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Final ParalympicsGB Para athletics names confirmed for Paris 2024". British Paralympic Association. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Maddie Down goes from exam results to Paralympic final". Border Counties Advertizer. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "#PathwaytoParis: A Paralympics preview". University of Birmingham. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
