Polly Maton
Polly Maton (born 23 October 1999) is a British para sprinter and long jumper.[1] Maton was born without her right arm, she runs with a prosthetic arm and competes in the T47 category. She won her first gold medals at the IWAS Junior Championships at the age of 14.[2]
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England | 23 October 1999||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Devizes, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Moonrakers AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Colin Baross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Education
Polly attended Urchfont C of E Primary School and then went on to complete her GCSEs and A Levels at Dauntsey's School. She is currently reading History and Politics at the University of Oxford.
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References
- "Meet Polly Maton - Rio 2016". Paralympics.org.uk. 15 April 2019.
- "Polly Maton: A Rising Force". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2017.
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