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Isaac Towers
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26)
Blackpool, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAthletics
Disability classT34
EventSprint
ClubBlackpool, Wyre & Fylde
Coached byPeter Wyman
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 16.90s
200m: 29.69s
400m: 54.18s
800m: 1:44.67
1500m: 3:21.14
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  Great Britain
IPC Athletics European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto 800 m T34
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea 800 m T34
Silver medal – second place 2016 Grosseto 400 m T34
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 400 m T34
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 200 m T34

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] He has cerebral palsy.[3]

Athletics career

Towers was introduced to wheelchair athletics in 2010 after being introduced to the sport by para-athletics coach Ian Thompson.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

References

  1. ^ "Isaac Towers". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ Salmon, Craig (2 July 2016). "Isaac Towers". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Towers, Isaac". IPC. Retrieved 11 August 2016.