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{{Short description|British Paralympic athlete}}
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'''Daniel Pembroke''' (born 16 July 1991)<ref name="World Athletics - Athlete profile - Dan PEMBROKE">{{cite web |title=Athlete name - Dan PEMBROKE |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/daniel-pembroke-14190441 |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]] who specialises in the [[Javelin throw]].
'''Daniel Dean Pembroke''' (born 16 July 1991<ref name="World Athletics - Athlete profile - Dan PEMBROKE">{{cite web |title=Athlete name - Dan PEMBROKE |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/daniel-pembroke-14190441 |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>) is a British [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]] who specialises in the [[Javelin throw]].


==Career==
As a junior athlete, he competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in three age-group championships. His highest placing was 11th in the javelin at the 2011 IAAF World U20 Championships in [[Moncton|Moncton, Canada]].
As a junior athlete, he competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in three age-group championships. His highest placing was 11th in the javelin at the 2011 IAAF World U20 Championships in [[Moncton|Moncton, Canada]].
An elbow injury ended his chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games in 2012, so he took a break from the sport until 2019.<ref name="PEMBROKE Daniel">{{cite web |title=PEMBROKE Daniel|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1727822-pembroke-daniel.htm|publisher=[[Olympics.com]] |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>
An elbow injury ended his chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games in 2012, so he took a break from the sport until 2019.<ref name="PEMBROKE Daniel">{{cite web|title=PEMBROKE Daniel|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1727822-pembroke-daniel.htm|publisher=[[Olympics.com]]|access-date=5 September 2021|archive-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905104009/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1727822-pembroke-daniel.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He was diagnosed with RP ([[Retinitis pigmentosa]]) when he was six and his eyesight became further impaired during his twenties.<ref name="Herefordshire athlete targets world record after Paralympic gold">{{cite web |title=Herefordshire athlete targets world record after Paralympic gold|url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/19554855.herefordshire-athlete-targets-world-record-paralympic-gold/|publisher=[[Hereford Times]] |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>
He was diagnosed with RP ([[Retinitis pigmentosa]]) when he was six and his eyesight became further impaired during his twenties.<ref name="Herefordshire athlete targets world record after Paralympic gold">{{cite web |title=Herefordshire athlete targets world record after Paralympic gold|date=2 September 2021 |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/19554855.herefordshire-athlete-targets-world-record-paralympic-gold/|publisher=[[Hereford Times]] |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>


In 2021 he accepted a place on the British Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP).<ref name="Pembroke joins British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme">{{cite web |title=Pembroke joins British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme |url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/pembroke-joins-british-athletics-paralympic-world-class-programme |publisher=[[British Athletics]] |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
In 2021 he accepted a place on the British Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP).<ref name="Pembroke joins British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme">{{cite web |title=Pembroke joins British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme |url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/pembroke-joins-british-athletics-paralympic-world-class-programme |publisher=[[British Athletics]] |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref>
He went on to win Gold in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw|T13 javelin throw]] at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Tokyo]] (held in 2021). In doing so he threw a new Paralympic record of 69.52 meters with his third attempt.<ref name="Athletics - Final Results - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Men's T13 Javelin Throw ">{{cite web |title=Athletics - Final Results - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Men's T13 Javelin Throw |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-javelin-throw-f13-fnl-000100-.htm |publisher=[[Olympics.com]] |access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref>
He went on to win Gold in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw|T13 javelin throw]] at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. In doing so he threw a new Paralympic record of 69.52 meters with his third attempt.<ref name="Athletics - Final Results - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Men's T13 Javelin Throw ">{{cite web |title=Athletics - Final Results - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Men's T13 Javelin Throw |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-javelin-throw-f13-fnl-000100-.htm |publisher=[[Olympics.com]] |access-date=3 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902233119/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-javelin-throw-f13-fnl-000100-.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pembroke was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2022 New Year Honours]] for services to athletics.<ref>{{London Gazette
| issue = 63571
| date = 1 January 2022
| page = N23
| supp = y
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2021 |title=New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/59828368 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

At the [[2023 World Para Athletics Championships]], he won the gold medal in the T13 Javelin Throw, with a throw of 70.50 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=World Para Athletics Championships: Dan Pembroke on returning to sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/66147570.amp |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}</ref>

At the [[2024 World Para Athletics Championships]], he won the gold medal in the T13 Javelin with a throw of 66.96 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=World Para Athletics Championships: Dan Pembroke retains javelin title |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cw449rw8800o.amp |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}</ref>

At the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]], Dan retained his Paralympic title with a throw of 74.49 metres which was a new world record in that class.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=Dan Pembroke smashes world record to retain Paralympic javelin title |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics/dan-pembroke-javelin-paralympics-team-gb-b2607952.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-05 |title=Paris 2024 Paralympics: Daniel Pembroke wins javelin gold with new world record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cpqj8d7zpy0o.amp |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:12, 6 January 2025

Dan Pembroke
MBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
EventJavelin throw
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F13
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Javelin throw F13
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Javelin throw F13
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F13

Daniel Dean Pembroke (born 16 July 1991[1]) is a British athlete who specialises in the Javelin throw.

Career

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As a junior athlete, he competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in three age-group championships. His highest placing was 11th in the javelin at the 2011 IAAF World U20 Championships in Moncton, Canada. An elbow injury ended his chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games in 2012, so he took a break from the sport until 2019.[2]

He was diagnosed with RP (Retinitis pigmentosa) when he was six and his eyesight became further impaired during his twenties.[3]

In 2021 he accepted a place on the British Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP).[4] He went on to win Gold in the T13 javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. In doing so he threw a new Paralympic record of 69.52 meters with his third attempt.[5]

Pembroke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[6][7]

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in the T13 Javelin Throw, with a throw of 70.50 metres.[8]

At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in the T13 Javelin with a throw of 66.96 metres.[9]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Dan retained his Paralympic title with a throw of 74.49 metres which was a new world record in that class.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete name - Dan PEMBROKE". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "PEMBROKE Daniel". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Herefordshire athlete targets world record after Paralympic gold". Hereford Times. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Pembroke joins British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme". British Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Final Results - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Men's T13 Javelin Throw". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N23.
  7. ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "World Para Athletics Championships: Dan Pembroke on returning to sport". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ "World Para Athletics Championships: Dan Pembroke retains javelin title". BBC Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Dan Pembroke smashes world record to retain Paralympic javelin title". The Independent. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: Daniel Pembroke wins javelin gold with new world record". BBC Sport. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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