Wade McMahon - F37 Javelin

Wade was in Para athletics class F37, an ambulant cerebral palsy (or similar) class.

Wade started athletics in 1995 as a 16 year and showed promise in a number of events including sprinting, dicus and javelin. He went to his first Paralympic Games in 2008, in Athens.  Wade finished 4th in the F37/38 Javelin, missing the bronze medal by the smallest bronze medal by the smallest of margins. 

Wade  worked with Alison  from 2003 - 2011 improving his javelin from  36.72m to 47.93m.

Damien's major athletics achievements  (most recent first) include:

2011  IPC Athletics World Champs, Christchurch, NZ 4th place (F37/38 Javelin) - 43.96m

2011  IPC Athletics World Champs, Christchurch, NZ Bronze medal (35-38 4x100m relay) - 46.07s

2008  Beijing Paralympic Games 4th place (F37/38 Javelin) - 46.71m

2006 IPC Athletics World Champs, Assen Holland, Bronze medal (F37 Javelin)  - 44.89m

Wade's event (F37 Javelin) was dropped from the Rio programme after the 2011 IPC Athletics World Champs, and so Wade retired.  Ironically it was  re-instated after London, but Wade has moved on to develop his career.

More information on Wade can be found here. 

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