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Marc PowellBorn: 24/08/2009Sport: JudoParalympics: London 2012Kent connection: Trains at theBritish Judo Performance Institutein DartfordAchievements:2012: Represented ParalympicsGBat London 2012; reaching thefinals of Repechage A of the -73kgcategory2012: Bronze medal at the IBSA Judo German Open in Heidelberg, Germany2010: 5th place at the IBSA Judo German Open held in Heidelberg, GermanyInteresting fact: Marc says that if he wasn’t an athlete he would be a SportsTherapist.Ben QuilterBorn: 08/11/1981Sport: JudoParalympics: London 2012Beijing 2008Kent connection: Trains at theBritish Judo Performance Institutein DartfordAchievements:2012: Bronze medal in the 60kgcategory at London 20122011: Gold medal in the 60kgcategory at the International BlindSports Federation (IBSA) VI World Games in Turkey2010: World Champion in the U60kg category at the IBSA VI World JudoChampionships2010: Gold medal at the IBSA Judo German Open in Heidelberg2008/2009: British Judo Award for Most Improved Paralympic Squad Player2008: Represented ParalympicsGB at Beijing 2008; achieving fifth place in the60kg categorySilver Gold BronzeInteresting fact: Ben’s guilty pleasure is walnut cake.Netra RanaBorn: 09/12/1983Sport: Sitting VolleyballParalympics: London 2012Kent connection: Lives in FolkestoneAchievements:2012: Represented ParalympicsGBat London 2012; achieving 8th place2011: 9th place at ECVD EuropeanChampionships held in Rotterdam,Netherlands2011: 7th place at the ECVD Continental Cup held in Kettering, UKInteresting fact: Netra is part of the HM Armed Forces, in the 1st Battalion, TheRoyal Gurkha Rifles.Tom RansleyBorn: 06/09/1985Sport: RowingOlympics: London 2012Kent connection: Born in AshfordAchievements:2012: Bronze medal in the Men’sEight at London 20122012: 6th place in the Men’s Pair atthe GB Rowing Team Senior Trialsheld at Eton Dorney, UK2010: 3rd place in the Men’s pair atthe GB Rowing Team Senior trialsheld in Hazewinkel, Belgium2008: Bronze medal in the Coxless Four at the World University RowingChampionships held in Belgrade, Serbia2007: Won the Britannia Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta held inOxfordshire, UK2007: 6th place in the Men’s Eight at the World U23 Championships inStrathclyde, UKSilver Gold BronzeCompeted at:Three World Rowing Championships between 2009-2011 achieving 2 silvermedalsSeven World Cups between 2009-2012 achieving 3 silvers and 4 bronze medalsTwo European Rowing Championships between 2007-2008Interesting fact: Tom carried the Olympic Torch through Pickering, NorthYorkshire in June 2012 as part of the London 2012 Torch Relay.54 - Kent’s Sporting Legends - Past Present Future