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Nathan MilgateBorn: 10/05/1987<strong>Sport</strong>: Target ShootingParalympics: London 2012Beijing 2008<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Born in CanterburyAchievements:2012: Represented ParalympicsGB atLondon 2012; achieving 10th place inQualification for the Men’s R1 10m AirPhoto by Benjamin TomsRifle St<strong>and</strong>ing-SH1 <strong>and</strong> 11th place inqualification for the Men’s R3 10m Air Rifle Prone-SH12011: Gold medal in the Men’s Air Rifle SH1 st<strong>and</strong>ing competition at the IPCInternational Shooting competition held at Stoke M<strong>and</strong>eville, UK2010: Team Silver medal in the R3 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 at the IPCShooting World Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia2010: Gold medals in the prone <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ing events at the British Championships2009: Gold medal in the Team <strong>and</strong> three Individual bronze medals in the AlicanteCup, held in Alicante, Spain2009: Gold medal at the Canadian Airgun Gr<strong>and</strong> Prix2009: Gold medal in the Team <strong>and</strong> bronze in the Individual events at the IPCShooting Open Championships Jikji Cup held in Korea2008: Represented ParalympicsGB at Beijing 2008; achieving 8th place in the R110m Air Rifle St<strong>and</strong>ing Men’s SH1 <strong>and</strong> 12th place in the R3 10m Air Rifle ProneMixed SH1Stephen OsborneBorn: 26/03/1963<strong>Sport</strong>: Wheelchair RacingParalympics: London 2012<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Lives in LongfieldAchievements:2012: Represented ParalympicsGBat London 2012; achieving 5th placein the Men’s 100m T51Interesting fact: Steve was introduced to Athletics by a friend <strong>and</strong> nowcompetes in Wheelchair Racing having only taken up the sport in 2011.Competed at:Eight World cups between 2010-2012 achieving 5 gold, 4 silver <strong>and</strong> 2 bronzemedalsInteresting fact: When he is not training Nathan works for a wheelchaircompany in the sales <strong>and</strong> web development team.Jennifer PinchesBorn: 25/05/1994<strong>Sport</strong>: Gymnastics - ArtisticOlympics: London 2012<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Born in TunbridgeWellsAchievements:2012: Represented Team GB atLondon 2012; achieved 6th placein the Team All-Around <strong>and</strong> did notprogress further than the qualifyingrounds in the Individual All-Around, Beam, Floor, or Uneven Bars2012: Gold medal on the Beam <strong>and</strong> silver medals in the All-Around <strong>and</strong> Vault atthe British Championships held in Liverpool, UK2011: Bronze medals in the All-Around, Uneven Bars <strong>and</strong> Floor at the BritishChampionships held in Liverpool, UK2010: Bronze medal in the Floor event at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cupheld in Glasgow, Scotl<strong>and</strong>Dan PowellBorn: 04/05/1991<strong>Sport</strong>: JudoParalympics: London 2012<strong>Kent</strong> connection: Trains at theBritish Judo Performance Institutein DartfordAchievements:2012: Represented ParalympicsGBat London 2012; reaching thequarter-finals of the -81kg category2011: Bronze medal at the German Open held in Heidelberg, Germany2010: Silver medal at the IBSA VI World Judo Championships2010: Silver medal at the IBSA Judo German Open held in Heidelberg, Germany2009: Silver medal at the World Youth Games held in HungaryInteresting fact: Dan’s sporting hero is his Dad who has also competed at theParalympics winning two bronze medals (Seoul 1988 <strong>and</strong> Atlanta 1996).Interesting fact: Jennifer’s favourite food is home-made macaroni cheese.<strong>Kent</strong>’s <strong>Sport</strong>ing Legends - Past Present Future - 53
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