Paralympics Day 9 Preview: Nigel Murray
Date of birth:
22 May 1964
Event:
Boccia Mixed Team
Hometown:
Leamington Spa
Paralympics history:
2000 Sydney Paralympic Games
Individual BC2: gold
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
Individual BC2: silver
BC1/BC2 Team: gold
2012 London Paralympic Games
Mixed BC1-2: bronze
With two golds, a silver and a bronze Murray is Britain's most successful Boccia player and the fifth most successful of all time. He has dominated the British scene winning the British Championships seven times as well as being a 12-time National Champion. Murray enters his fourth Games in excellent form, ranking 1st in the world. Murray was captain of the team who won gold in Beijing and he calls it his proudest moment to date. After a bronze in the Mixed BC1-2, he will be looking to bow out with another gold.