Jordan Howe

Jordan Howe
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 31)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
ClubFederation of Disability Sport Wales
Achievements and titles
2012
Personal bests100 m: 12.52 s
200 m: 27.31 s
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 London100 m T35
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Swansea100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place2014 Swansea200 m T35
Bronze medal – third place2016 Grosseto100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place2016 Grosseto200 m T35

Jordan Howe (born 12 October 1995) is a Paralympian athlete from Wales competing in category T35 sprinting events. Howe qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m and 200 m sprint.

History

Howe was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1995. Howe, who has cerebral palsy, enjoyed sports from a young age, and was a youth swimmer at national level, being a member of the Dragons Disabled Swimming Club, before discovering athletics.

On 23 July 2017 Howe won a 100 m T35 Silver Medal at the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017, running a personal best of 12.52 seconds.

References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Howe claims silver in T35 100m at World Para-athletics Championships thanks to a new PB of 12.52sec; Ihor Tsvietov wins gold in 12.38". Twitter.com. BBC Sport Wales. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Jordan Howe". paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sprinter Howe praises coach Malcolm". BBC Sport.