Ian Marsden
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| Full name | Ian James Marsden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1972 Stafford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trentham Canoe Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Colin Radmore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian James Marsden (born 25 January 1972 in Stafford[1]) is a British paracanoeist, hand cyclist and former champion powerlifter.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the Men's KL1 200m.[3]
Marsden began his professional life as a microbiologist.[4][5]
Sporting career
Powerlifting
Before sustaining a spinal injury, Marsden competed as a non-disabled athlete at the British Open Powerlifting Championships, and titled in 1989 when he was 17.[4] He holds 3 world records.[6]
Handcycling
After the spinal injury, he became the "first British male to win a podium position"[7] on the European Handcycling Circuit (EHC).[4]
Shooting
In the 10m air rifle category, Marsden won a silver and bronze medal at world level.[8] He was due to compete in London 2012, but health complications prevented this.[6]
Paracanoe
Marsden has mentioned that he was asked numerous times if he wanted to try Paracanoe (during his handcycling career and shooting).[4] He took up the offer of regular training at Nottingham and joined the Paracanoe GB Sprint Team,[9][10] representing Team Great Britain since 2013. He won a bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.[3]
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