In December 2010 Kinghorn was crushed by snow and ice breaking her back. She had emergency surgery and spent five months in hospital.[3][4] The injury to her spine left her paralysed from the waist down.[5] Since then she uses a wheelchair for mobility. While in the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southern General Hospital her physiotherapist took her to Stoke Mandeville Stadium to take part in the WheelPower Inter Spinal Games where she was able to try out a variety of wheelchair sports, leading to her taking up wheelchair racing.[1] She said:
I thought I’d be in a bed forever. So, to then get into a wheelchair was amazing. I know it sounds strange, but I was so happy. “Then to find I could actually compete in sport in my wheelchair has just been incredible. Sport has helped me hugely, helped me to really accept it .[4]
Athletics careerEdit
Kinghorn is part of the Glasgow disability sports club Red Star,[5] where she is coached by Ian Mirfin MBE (new years honours list 2015/16). She is classified as a T53 para-athlete.[2] Sammi is the fastest ever female British wheelchair racer regardless of classification over 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m.
Samantha Kinghorn at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, T53 100 metres sprint, where she finished fifth.
Kinghorn's first race was the 2012 London Mini Marathon, where she came second.[4] Since then she has won many medals in domestic competitions[2] and set Scottish records in the 100m and 200m.[4] In 2013 Kinghorn was one of the first competitors to be named in the Scotland squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She was chosen to be an athlete ambassador for Harper Macleod and a short promotional film [6] was made of her preparations for the Games.[7] In the buildup to the Games, Kinghorn was named Glasgow's Disabled Athlete of the Year. At the Commonwealth Games she took part in the T54 1500m, and after qualifying third in her heat, she placed fifth in the final.[8]
Kinghorn competed for Team GB at 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She placed 5th and 6th in the 100m and 400m T53 events but was disqualified in the 400m[11]
In 2017 she will debut over the marathon distance in an attempt to qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games [13]
At the end of June 2021 she was in Manchester for the British Athletic Championships where she was second in a mixed classification 400m wheelchair race behind Hannah Cockroft and with Mel Woods third.[14]
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^ abc"Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^"Girl 'stable' after being hit by ice on Borders farm". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ abcdFerguson, David (30 August 2012). "Teenager Samantha Kinghorn and Mollie, her much-loved wheelchair, are aiming for Glasgow and Rio". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ abWinton, Richard (19 April 2013). "Kinghorn and 'Mollie'ready to roll in London". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^"Samantha Kinghorn: Greatness Begins Behind the Scenes". YouTube. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^Goddard, Emily (13 December 2014). "Short film released revealing wheelchair racer Kinghorn's life behind the scenes". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^Johnson, Phil (19 August 2014). "Samantha Kinghorn wins two golds on GB debut". thesouthernreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^"IPC European Championships: Gold again for Samantha Kinghorn and Maria Lyle". www.berwickshirenews.co.uk. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^"Councillors applaud brave Sammi as she wins a GB place in Rio". www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^"World Para-athletics Championships: Britain's Sammi Kinghorn wins gold". BBC Sport. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^"Marathon goals on horizon for Samantha Kinghorn". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^"Muller British Champs (Sunday): Jemma and Beth book Tokyo tickets". Scottish Athletics. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^"Now it's nine! - Mel Woods added to Para team". Scottish Athletics. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
samantha, kinghorn, samantha, kinghorn, born, january, 1996, scottish, world, champion, wheelchair, racer, presenter, mbekinghorn, 2012, london, mini, marathonpersonal, informationfull, namesamantha, kinghornborn, 1996, january, 1996, educationearlston, high, . Samantha May Kinghorn MBE born 6 January 1996 is a Scottish World Champion wheelchair racer 2 and TV presenter Samantha KinghornMBEKinghorn at the 2012 London Mini MarathonPersonal informationFull nameSamantha May KinghornBorn 1996 01 06 6 January 1996 age 27 EducationEarlston High School 1 SportSportWheelchair racingDisabilityParalysed below the waistDisability classT53ClubRed StarCoached byIan MirfinMedal record World Championships2017 London 100m T532017 London 200m T532023 Paris 100m T532023 Paris 400m T532023 Paris 800m T532015 Doha 200m T53European Championships2014 Swansea 100m T532014 Swansea 400m T532014 Swansea 800m T53 Contents 1 Personal history 2 Athletics career 3 2020 Paralympics 4 Career in Television 5 References 6 External linksPersonal history EditIn December 2010 Kinghorn was crushed by snow and ice breaking her back She had emergency surgery and spent five months in hospital 3 4 The injury to her spine left her paralysed from the waist down 5 Since then she uses a wheelchair for mobility While in the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southern General Hospital her physiotherapist took her to Stoke Mandeville Stadium to take part in the WheelPower Inter Spinal Games where she was able to try out a variety of wheelchair sports leading to her taking up wheelchair racing 1 She said I thought I d be in a bed forever So to then get into a wheelchair was amazing I know it sounds strange but I was so happy Then to find I could actually compete in sport in my wheelchair has just been incredible Sport has helped me hugely helped me to really accept it 4 Athletics career EditKinghorn is part of the Glasgow disability sports club Red Star 5 where she is coached by Ian Mirfin MBE new years honours list 2015 16 She is classified as a T53 para athlete 2 Sammi is the fastest ever female British wheelchair racer regardless of classification over 100m 200m 400m and 800m nbsp Samantha Kinghorn at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games T53 100 metres sprint where she finished fifth Kinghorn s first race was the 2012 London Mini Marathon where she came second 4 Since then she has won many medals in domestic competitions 2 and set Scottish records in the 100m and 200m 4 In 2013 Kinghorn was one of the first competitors to be named in the Scotland squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow She was chosen to be an athlete ambassador for Harper Macleod and a short promotional film 6 was made of her preparations for the Games 7 In the buildup to the Games Kinghorn was named Glasgow s Disabled Athlete of the Year At the Commonwealth Games she took part in the T54 1500m and after qualifying third in her heat she placed fifth in the final 8 Kinghorn represented Team GB at the 2014 IPC European Championships in Swansea where she won Britain s first gold medal in the T53 Women s 400m 9 and went on to win further golds over 100m and 800m 10 Kinghorn competed for Team GB at 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro She placed 5th and 6th in the 100m and 400m T53 events but was disqualified in the 400m 11 Kinghorn achieved a sprint double at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in the winning the 100m and 200m 12 In 2017 she will debut over the marathon distance in an attempt to qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games 13 At the end of June 2021 she was in Manchester for the British Athletic Championships where she was second in a mixed classification 400m wheelchair race behind Hannah Cockroft and with Mel Woods third 14 2020 Paralympics EditKinghorn among nine Scottish athletes who were chosen to compete at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics Most were announced in July 2021 The others were Mel Woods Libby Clegg Jo Butterfield Maria Lyle Owen Miller Derek Rae Stef Reid and Ben Rowlings 15 Kinghorn was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to disability sport 16 Career in Television EditIn 2023 Kinghorn appeared as a presenter on BBC s Countryfile 17 18 References Edit a b Snow crush girl Samantha Kinghorn holds Paralympic goal bbc co uk BBC 10 May 2012 Retrieved 1 August 2014 a b c Athlete Profile thepowerof10 info Retrieved 1 August 2014 Girl stable after being hit by ice on Borders farm bbc co uk BBC 4 December 2010 Retrieved 1 August 2014 a b c d Ferguson David 30 August 2012 Teenager Samantha Kinghorn and Mollie her much loved wheelchair are aiming for Glasgow and Rio scotsman com The Scotsman Retrieved 1 August 2014 a b Winton Richard 19 April 2013 Kinghorn and Mollie ready to roll in London heraldscotland com Herald Scotland Retrieved 1 August 2014 Samantha Kinghorn Greatness Begins Behind the Scenes YouTube Retrieved 1 April 2017 Goddard Emily 13 December 2014 Short film released revealing wheelchair racer Kinghorn s life behind the scenes insidethegames biz Retrieved 1 August 2014 Athletics Women s Para Sport 1500m T54 bbc co uk BBC Retrieved 31 July 2014 Johnson Phil 19 August 2014 Samantha Kinghorn wins two golds on GB debut thesouthernreporter co uk Retrieved 29 December 2014 IPC European Championships Gold again for Samantha Kinghorn and Maria Lyle www berwickshirenews co uk 22 August 2014 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Councillors applaud brave Sammi as she wins a GB place in Rio www thesouthernreporter co uk 24 December 2014 Retrieved 29 December 2014 World Para athletics Championships Britain s Sammi Kinghorn wins gold BBC Sport 23 July 2017 Retrieved 24 July 2017 Marathon goals on horizon for Samantha Kinghorn Retrieved 19 July 2017 Muller British Champs Sunday Jemma and Beth book Tokyo tickets Scottish Athletics 27 June 2021 Retrieved 23 July 2021 Now it s nine Mel Woods added to Para team Scottish Athletics 21 July 2021 Retrieved 23 July 2021 No 63714 The London Gazette Supplement 1 June 2022 p B21 BBC Sammi Kinghorn catches up with a 16 year old farmer from Cumbria Countryfile BBC Paralympian Sammi Kinghorn is back home lambing on her family farm in the Scottish Border CountryfileExternal links EditSamantha Kinghorn on Facebook Samantha Kinghorn at Team Scotland Samantha Kinghorn at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samantha Kinghorn amp oldid 1165858329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
