Jonnie Peacock

Jonnie Peacock is an English sprint runner and an amputee who represents Great Britain in the T44 men's 100 metres. Born in Cambridge and raised in Shepreth, he lost the tissue in his right leg to meningitis at the age of five and the leg was amputated below the knee. He ran his first international race at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May 2012, set a world record of 10.85 seconds that June, and won the 100 metres gold at the 2012 London Paralympics in 10.90 seconds. He defended the title at Rio 2016 in 10.81 seconds and took bronze at the 2020 Games. In 2017 he became the first amputee Paralympian to compete on Strictly Come Dancing.