David Weir (athlete)

David Weir

CBE

Weir during the 2010 London Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-05) 5 June 1979 (age 45) Wallington, London, United Kingdom
Sport
Sport	Men's para athletics
Disability class	T54
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 800 m T54 2008 Beijing 1500 m T54 2012 London 1500 m T54 2012 London 5000 m T54 2012 London 800 m T54 2012 London Marathon T54 2004 Athens 100 m T54 2008 Beijing 400 m T54 2004 Athens 200 m T54 2008 Beijing 5000 m T54 World Championships 2006 Assen 100m T54 2006 Assen 400m T54 2006 Assen 1500m T54 2011 Christchurch 800 m T54 2011 Christchurch 1500 m T54 2011 Christchurch 5000 m T54 2006 Assen 200m T54 2015 Doha 1,500 m T54 World Cup 2007 Manchester 400 m T54 2007 Manchester 1500 m T54 European Championships 2005 Helsinki 400m T54 2016 Grosseto 400m T54 2016 Grosseto 800m T54 2016 Grosseto 5000m T54 2005 Helsinki 200m T54 2005 Helsinki 100m T54 Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 1500 m T54

David Russell Weir CBE (born 5 June 1979) is a British Paralympic wheelchair athlete. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and has won the London Marathon on eight occasions. He was born with a spinal cord transection that left him unable to use his legs.^[1]