John McFall
Athlete
1981 –
Who is John McFall?
John McFall is a Cardiff-based British Paralympic sprinter. In 2000, when he was 19 years old, his right leg was amputated above the knee following a serious motorcycle accident. He took up running again after being fitted with a prosthesis, and participated in his first race in 2004. The following year, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the International Paralympic Committee European Championships, and took the bronze medal in the 200 metres.
In the 100-metre sprint, McFall subsequently won silver medals at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships in 2006 and the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. On 6 July 2007, he was placed third at the Meeting Gaz de France in Paris, part of the ÅF Golden League; and achieved his personal best time in the 100 metres of 12.70 seconds by winning silver at the Bayer International Track and Field Competition in Leverkusen on 10 August of that year. In his other main event, the 200 metres, he achieved a bronze in the 2006 IPC World Championships, and a gold at the 2007 Visa Paralympic World Cup with a competition record time of 26.84 seconds.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1981
Frimley - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Millfield
- Lived in
- Frimley
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on July 23, 2013
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