Gold first became involved in athletics after being spotted playing wheelchair basketball in 2011. He was invited to try out at Kingsmeadow Athletics Stadium in Kingston, and subsequently joined the wheelchair training squad.[3] By 2012 he was classified as a T33 disability athlete and began competing at national meets, mainly in sprint events.[4]
During 2013 and 2014 Gold kept competing at national competitions winning gold medals at IWAS World Junior Games.[4] In May 2014 he travelled to Notwill in Switzerland to compete at his first overseas event, where he collected gold in both the 100m and 200m events.[4] Gold first represented Great Britain in a major international meet at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
Due to the absence of any 200m and 400m events, Gold only contested the 100m race, where he finished third to collect the bronze medal.[1] The following year, in the buildup to the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Gold appeared at the European Championships in Grosseto. In a limited field, Gold finished first, beating fellow British athlete Dan Bramall into second place. Gold's finishing time of 17.64 was more than a second a half faster than his result the year previous in Doha. Gold won a Silver Medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abc, IPC, archived from the original on 16 August 2016, retrieved 14 July 2016
^Athlete Profile: Gold, Toby, paralympic.org, retrieved 14 July 2016
^Toby Gold profile, readycharity.org, retrieved 14 July 2016
^ abcToby Gold profile, thepowerof10.info, retrieved 14 July 2016
^"Paralympics: Tennis trio victorious, silver for Gold". westlondonsport.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
February 15, 2024
toby, gold, born, september, 1994, english, wheelchair, racer, classified, athlete, competes, primarily, sprint, events, winning, 100m, gold, 2016, european, championships, silver, 2016, paralympic, games, personal, informationborn, 1994, september, 1994, spor. Toby Gold born 27 September 1994 is an English wheelchair racer 1 He is classified as a T33 athlete and competes primarily in sprint events winning the 100m gold in the 2016 European Championships and silver at the 2016 Paralympic Games Toby GoldPersonal informationBorn 1994 09 27 27 September 1994 age 29 SportCountry Great BritainSportwheelchair racingEventSprintsMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting Great Britain2016 Paralympic Games2016 Paralympic Games 100 m T33IPC World Championships2017 London 100 m T332015 Doha 100 m T33IPC European Championships2016 Grosseto 100 m T33Personal history editGold was born in England in 1994 2 He was educated at Wimbledon College and St Mary s University Twickenham both Roman Catholic schools He studied Sports Science at St Mary s 1 Athletics career editGold first became involved in athletics after being spotted playing wheelchair basketball in 2011 He was invited to try out at Kingsmeadow Athletics Stadium in Kingston and subsequently joined the wheelchair training squad 3 By 2012 he was classified as a T33 disability athlete and began competing at national meets mainly in sprint events 4 During 2013 and 2014 Gold kept competing at national competitions winning gold medals at IWAS World Junior Games 4 In May 2014 he travelled to Notwill in Switzerland to compete at his first overseas event where he collected gold in both the 100m and 200m events 4 Gold first represented Great Britain in a major international meet at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha Due to the absence of any 200m and 400m events Gold only contested the 100m race where he finished third to collect the bronze medal 1 The following year in the buildup to the 2016 Summer Paralympics Gold appeared at the European Championships in Grosseto In a limited field Gold finished first beating fellow British athlete Dan Bramall into second place Gold s finishing time of 17 64 was more than a second a half faster than his result the year previous in Doha Gold won a Silver Medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games 5 References edit a b c Gold Toby IPC archived from the original on 16 August 2016 retrieved 14 July 2016 Athlete Profile Gold Toby paralympic org retrieved 14 July 2016 Toby Gold profile readycharity org retrieved 14 July 2016 a b c Toby Gold profile thepowerof10 info retrieved 14 July 2016 Paralympics Tennis trio victorious silver for Gold westlondonsport com 10 September 2016 Retrieved 16 July 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toby Gold amp oldid 1202693390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
