- Mickey Bushell
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Medal record Track and field (T53) Competitor for 
United KingdomParalympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 100m - T53 Mickey Bushell is a Paralympic athlete from Telford, Shropshire, Great Britain competing mainly in category T53 sprint events after being born without seven vertebrae in his back.
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T53 event and went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres - T53 event. Bushell also holds British Records for the T53 class in the 100m 200m 400m 800m and the european T53 class 100m
On June 19, 2009, Bushell set a new 100m T53 world record in Ibach, Switzerland, beating the old record by three one-hundredths of a second.[1]
References
External links
- Mickey Bushell's profile on paralympic.org
- Mickey Bushells home page
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