Andrew Lewis, born Andrew James Lewis on 24 January 1983, is a retired British paratriathlete and one of Britain's most successful PT2 paratriathletes, winning gold medals at European, world and Paralympic levels. As a youngster he competed for Gloucestershire as a cross-country runner, and at sixteen he was involved in a motorcycle accident that eventually led to a through the knee amputation of his right leg at 22. He took the gold medal at the Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam and went on to gold at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
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Andrew James Lewis (born 24 January 1983) is a retired British paratriathlete.
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At the age of 16 he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which eventually resulted in a through the knee amputation in his right leg when he was 22.
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Lewis is one of Britain's most successful PT2 paratriathletes, winning gold medals at European, world and Paralympic levels.
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In July of the same year he took the gold medal at the Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam, before also going on to take gold at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
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Andrew James Lewis (born 24 January 1983) is a retired British paratriathlete.
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