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==Personal history== |
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Towers was born in 1998 in Lancashire, England.<ref name="power10">{{cite web|url=http://powerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=377482 |title=Isaac Towers|publisher=thepowerof10.info|accessdate=11 August 2016}}</ref> He was educated at [[King Edward VII and Queen Mary School]], before attending [[Cardinal Newman College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/athletics/the-big-interview-isaac-towers-1-7992788|title=Isaac Towers|first=Craig|last=Salmon|work=lep.co.uk|date=2 July 2016|accessdate=11 August 2016}}</ref> |
Towers was born in 1998 in Lancashire, England.<ref name="power10">{{cite web|url=http://powerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=377482 |title=Isaac Towers|publisher=thepowerof10.info|accessdate=11 August 2016}}</ref> He was educated at [[King Edward VII and Queen Mary School]], before attending [[Cardinal Newman College]] where he studies business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/athletics/the-big-interview-isaac-towers-1-7992788|title=Isaac Towers|first=Craig|last=Salmon|work=lep.co.uk|date=2 July 2016|accessdate=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="IPC Bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1206457|title=Towers, Isaac|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=[[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]]}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1998 Blackpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peter Wyman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 16.90s 200m: 29.69s 400m: 54.18s 800m: 1:44.67 1500m: 3:21.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isaac Towers (born 1 October 1998) is a Paralympian athlete from England competing in category T34 sprint and middle-distance events. Towers won gold to become European champion in the 800m (T34) event in 2016 and qualified for the Summer Paralympics in Rio.
Personal history
Towers was born in 1998 in Lancashire, England.[1] He was educated at King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, before attending Cardinal Newman College where he studies business.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Isaac Towers". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Salmon, Craig (2 July 2016). "Isaac Towers". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Towers, Isaac". IPC. Retrieved 11 August 2016.