Paralympics Day 7 Preview: Stefanie Reid

Reid won bronze for Canada in Beijing 2008 Credit: PA

Date of birth:

26 October 1984

Event:

200m T44

Hometown:

Loughborough

Paralympics history:

2008 Beijing Paralympic Games (representing Canada)

T44 200m: bronze

F44 Long Jump: 5th

Reid has dual nationality as her parents are British, but she was raised in Toronto. Since 2010 she has competed for Great Britain and now trains in Loughborough. In 2008 she won bronze in the 200m T44 while representing Canada and won double bronze in 200m and long jump at the 2011 World Championships in Christchurch. Reid is a lower-limb amputee after a boating accident when she was 16 years old.