Sports People with disabilities

There are many disabled people who play sports, and some have won awards in the Paralympics and other competitions for disabled sports people. Less well known is the fact that some famous mainstream sports people have disabilities. Some examples are listed below ...

 

Tony Grieg      disability:    epilepsy (source)     cricketer for England Tony Grieg profile on cricinfoengland

Gary Mabbutt
   disability:    diabetic (source)

    Football player for Tottenham Hotspur.
    Played for England in a World Cup game.

    Website:    A Tribute to Gary Mabbutt

    Tottenham Hotspur Official Website

Paula Radcliffe disability: asthma (source) marathon runner Career profile on uk:athletics BBC Paula Radcliffe profile

Jonty Rhodes

disability:    epilepsy (source)     plays cricket for South Africa Jonty Rhodes on CricInfo South Africa

 

Steve Redgrave disability: diabetic (source) Olympic rower, part of the team which won a gold medal for the UK in the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Official Steve Redgrave Website Steve Redgrave tribute website

Andy Boy Simmonz Disability:  cystic fibrosis (source: Andrew Simmons article on Wikipedia) Wrestler, for the British Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Has also competed on the World Wrestling Entertainment shows WWE Velocity and WWE Heat. Andrew Simmons article on Wikipedia Obsessed With Wrestling profile of Andy Boy Simmonz Andy Simmonz on MySpace Frontier Wrestling Alliance website

Ken Venturi     disability:    stuttered severely when younger (source)     Golfer    (won 1961 U.S. Open). Ken Venturi - official website Golf tips from Ken Venturi

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