Luke Nuttall (born 17 September 2001) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in the 1500m in the T46 classification.[1]
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| Born | 17 September 2001 Preston, Lancashire, Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T46 | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||
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He is the son of the late Olympian John Nuttall, who was a long distance runner himself.[2]
Athletics career
editNuttall is based in Charnwood, and began his career competing in county and national-level events. He is coached by his mother, Alison Wyeth.[1] By 2018, he had been selected for GB Paralympics, where aged 17 he won silver in the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships,[3][4] finishing second to Bulgaria's Hristiyan Stoyanov. In 2020, he claimed bronze in the 2021 European Para Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz with a seven-second personal best.[5] Later that summer, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the T46 1500m.[6]
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Luke competed in the T46 1500m, placing 6th with a seasons best of 3:57.62.[7]
Personal life
editNuttall was born in Preston, Lancashire. He is the son of former British Olympic long-distance runners John Nuttall, and Alison Wyeth,[8] and has an older sister, Hannah Nuttall, who also became a runner. His stepmother and stepsister are Liz McColgan and Eilish McColgan, both of whom have also competed at the Olympics in long distance running.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Luke Nuttall - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "John Nuttall: Liz McColgan leads tributes to former British runner and coach". BBC Sport. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Luke Nuttall | runbritain rankings". runbritainrankings.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Tense week begins in dream fashion for European silver medallist para-athlete Nuttall ahead of exam results". Ealing Times. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "HAHN AND SKINNER PRODUCE GOLDEN DISPLAYS AT THE EUROPEAN PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Hat-Trick Seeking Jonnie Peacock Among 32 Athletes Added To GB Paralympic Squad". The Sportsman. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Para-athlete Luke Nuttall credits late father as Paralympic inspiration". North Wales Chronicle. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Hannah Nuttall". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Hannah Nuttall Feature. English Cross Country Association. Retrieved 22 April 2016.