Johnboy Smith

John Charles Smith (born 27 November 1989), known professionally as JohnBoy Smith, is a British parathlete and wheelchair racer competing in the T54 category sprint events.[1] He won a silver medal in the T54 marathon of 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games held in Australia representing England.[2] He competed in 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan representing Great Britain in T54 marathon.[3][4] he also made history as the first ever Romany Paralympic athlete

Johnboy Smith
Personal information
Birth nameJohn Charles Smith
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-11-27) 27 November 1989
Gravesend, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain / England
SportWheelchair Racing
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classT10/T11
Event(s)T54 Marathon, Wheelchair Sprints
Medal record
2018 Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastMen's T54 Marathon

Early life

Smith was born in Gravesend, Kent, England. At age 16, he was wrongly shot in the back leading to a spinal cord injury that left him with complete T10/T11 paraplegia.[5] He got motivated to pursue para-athletics and wheelchair racing after watching 2012 London Paralympics.[2]

Smith was born in Gravesend, Kent, England.

from as young as he can remember, JohnBoys first sport was amateur boxing. At age 9 he joined St Mary’s ABC in Chatham,Kent. He claims his earliest childhood memory is putting on boxing gloves with his father.

See also

References
  1. "Johnboy Smith - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. "Athletics SMITH Johnboy - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Olympics. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. "Paralympics: JohnBoy Smith sets personal best to finish 10th". Kent Online. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. "32 athletes added to ParalympicsGB athletics team for Tokyo 2020". British Paralympic Association.
  5. "London Marathon 2019: Johnboy Smith on why 'there is life after disability and tragedy'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-23.


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