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Dan Pembroke

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Dan Pembroke, born Daniel Dean Pembroke on 16 July 1991, is a British athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. As a junior he competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in three age group championships, with his highest placing 11th at the 2011 IAAF World U20 Championships in Moncton, Canada, and an elbow injury ended his chances of the 2012 Olympics. In 2021 he accepted a place on the British Paralympic World Class Programme, won gold in the T13 javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo with a Paralympic record, and retained his Paralympic title at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Birth Year
1991 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Gold Medals
2 1
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Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
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Daniel Dean Pembroke (born 16 July 1991) is a British athlete who specialises in the Javelin throw.
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    Daniel Dean Pembroke (born 16 July 1991) is a British athlete who specialises in the Javelin throw.
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    In 2021 he accepted a place on the British Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP).
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    At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Dan retained his Paralympic title with a throw of 74.
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