Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Nicholas BEIGHTON

Federation :	PADDLE UK
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	29/09/1981
Height (cm.) :	200
Weight (Kg.) :	88

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL2 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Nick, Zlatan [because of his resemblance to Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic]

OTHER SPORTS:

He competed in rowing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London

BIOGRAPHY:

Classification
KL2 (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Sep 2016)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2009 he was serving in Afghanistan with the Royal Engineers of the British Army. He stood on an improvised explosive device [IED] and lost both of his legs above the knee. He was in an induced coma for 10 days and spent about three months in hospital. (bbc.co.uk, 25 May 2016)

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Shrewsbury

OCCUPATION:

Veteran

HIGHER EDUCATION:

University of Sheffield, England

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He took up Para canoe sprint in 2014

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

He competed in rowing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, but had to take a break from the sport to undergo surgery. He later took up Para canoe sprint. "I found it almost by chance. I was looking for something different, a new sport and a new challenge. I'd done a little bit of sea kayaking in my time off after London and really got the bug for it. It provides me a focus in life. It gives me the structure I need to have purpose. That's one of the things you lose when you are injured. That sense of purpose and direction in life."

CLUB:

Shropshire Paddlesports [England]

NAME OF COACH:

Colin Radmore [national]

OTHER INFORMATION:

CANOE SPRINT

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	KL2	2016	Duisburg, GER	44.572
9	KL2	2015	Milan, ITA	47.558

ROWING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2012	London, GBR	4:05.77
World Championships
6	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2011	Bled, SLO	4:10.76