Jon-Allan Butterworth
British Paralympic cyclist
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Jon-Allan Edward Butterworth MBE[1] (born 6 February 1986 in Birmingham)[2] is a British paralympic cyclist. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 & 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Para-cycling | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
 | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Mixed team sprint |
 | 2012 London | Kilo - C4-5 |
| 2012 London | 4km pursuit - C5 |
| 2012 London | Mixed team sprint |
| Track World Championships | ||
| 2011 Montichiari | Kilo - C5 |
| 2012 Los Angeles | Kilo - C5 |
| 2016 Montichiari | Mixed team sprint |
| 2014 Aguascalientes | Kilo - C5 |
| 2016 Montichiari | Kilo - C5 |
| 2016 Montichiari | Mixed team sprint |
 | 2014 Aguascalientes | 4km pursuit - C5 |
Butterworth lost his left arm in 2007 in an insurgent rocket attack when serving as a senior aircraftman weapons technician with the Royal Air Force at Basra airbase in Iraq. He had previously served in Afghanistan in 2005.[4]
Butterworth got into cycling by taking part in the first Help for Heroes bike ride in 2008, from there he went on to be recognized as talented at a ParalympicsGB Talent ID day
At London 2012 he won silver medals in the C4-5 kilo,[5][6] C5 4km individual Pursuit[7] and mixed team sprint.[8] In the kilo, his C5 world record was beaten by Alfonso Cabello.[9]
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he finished in 4th place in the C4-5 1k Time trial, and then won Gold with Jody Cundy and Louis Rolfe in the C1-5 750m Team Sprint.[10][11]
Butterworth was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[12]