David Holding, born in 1968, is a British wheelchair athlete who was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the spinal cord, and has used a wheelchair since childhood. An accountant by training, he competes as an amateur athlete in wheelchair races of all distances. He is best known as a four time winner of the London Marathon and a former world record holder, and as a Paralympic gold medal winner in the 100 metre wheelchair race, his gold in the 100 metres T53 coming at Atlanta in 1996. He also won two bronze medals, in the 200 metres T53 in 1996 and in the 100 metres T54 at Sydney in 2000.
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David Holding (born 1968) is a British wheelchair athlete.
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Holding was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the spinal cord, and has been in a wheelchair since childhood.
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He has won a number of races, but is most well known for being a four-time winner of the London Marathon and the former world record holder, and a Paralympic Games gold medal winner in the
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In addition to his gold in the 100m T53 at Atlanta 1996, he also won two bronze medals: In the 200m T53 in 1996, and in the 100m T54 at Sydney 2000.
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David Holding (born 1968) is a British wheelchair athlete.
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