Ian Marsden
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Born | Stafford, England | 25 January 1972||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Marsden (born 25 January 1972 in Stafford[1]) is a British paracanoeist, hand cyclist and was previously a champion powerlifter.[2] He won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Men's KL1.[3]
Personal Life
Marsden began his professional life as a microbiologist.[4][5]
Sporting Career
Powerlifting
Before suffering a spinal injury, Marsden competed as a non-disabled athlete in the British Open Powerlifting Championships, and won the title in 1989 when he was 17.[4] He is also the holder of 3 world records.[6]
Handcycling
After the spinal injury, he became the “first British male to win a podium position”[7] on the European Handcycling Circuit (EHC).[4]
Shooting
In the 10m air rifle category, Marsden won a silver and bronze medal at world level.[8] He was due to compete in London 2012, but health complications prevented this.[6]
Paracanoe
Marsden has mentioned that he was asked numerous times if he waned to try Paracanoe (during his handcycling career and shooting).[4] He took up the offer of regular training at Nottingham and joined the Paracanoe GB Sprint Team[9][10], representing Team Great Britain since 2013. He recently achieved Bronze in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.[3]
Injury
Marsden suffered a spinal injury powerlifting, which caused his hospitalisation and eventually introducing him to the world of handcycling. However, after competing on the European circuit for a number of years, Marsden was once again hospitalised, and it was discovered that he had a rare motor neuron condition.[6]
References
- ^ "Ian Marsden | British Canoeing". www.britishcanoeing.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Ian Marsden's journey from powerlifter to Paralympic hopeful on water". BBC Sport. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ^ a b "Ian Marsden". rio2016.com. 201. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "ianmarsden.com". www.ianmarsden.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "Trentham's Ian Marsden wins bronze at Paralympics". Stoke Sentinel. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ a b c "Ian Marsden". rio.paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ ontrack2016. "Ian Marsden named in 2016 Paralympic Team | On Track Magazine". www.ontrackmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ian Marsden – 9BAR". 9bar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "Ian Marsden proud to be representing Great Britain at Paralympics". Stoke Sentinel. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "Nottingham-based quartet qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympic finals". Nottingham Post. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2017-02-08.