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Award-winning wheelchair racer and Paralympian David Weir is from Sutton.
David Weir was born in June 1979 in Wallington and is currently competing in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Weir competes in sprint events for ParalympicsGB, specialising in both sprints and endurance events, ranging from the 100 metres to the marathon.
Weir was born with a severed spinal cord that left him unable to use his legs.
At 17, Weir made his Paralympic Games debut in Atlanta in 1996.
He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, but it was not until the 2004 Paralympics in Athens that Weir achieved his first victories.
He won silver and bronze and became the first Briton to win an athletics medal at the Games when he came third in the 200m final.
He won silver in the 100-meter race.
The 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing marked the first time Weir won a gold medal.
He won gold in both the 800m and 1,500m races, winning an impressive four gold medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
He won the 1,500m, 5,000m, 800m and gold at the London Marathon.
After failing to win a single medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Weir retired from track racing.
He returned as a late addition to the British Paralympic team in 2021 for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Queen Elizabeth II appointed David Weir MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours in recognition of his services to disability sport.
Weir was later appointed CBE in 2013 for his services to athletics.
At the 2024 Games, Weir came first in the first round of the men’s 5,000m race in 11 minutes and 17 seconds, but finished eighth in the final round with a time of 10 minutes and 56 seconds.
He also placed sixth in the first round of the men’s 1,500m with a time of three minutes and five seconds.
Weir came fifth in the marathon, which took place on Sunday (September 8).
His speed was 1:33:27.
Before the marathon, David said: “I will do my best and hopefully it will be a medal and if not I will move on to the next race.
“The marathon is probably my best chance.
“I’m number three in the world in the marathon and I’ve been in the top three in the last two races on the circuit, so I’d say this was my strongest race.”
Weir retired after missing out on the medal.
