Paul Blake, born on 15 January 1990 in Dorchester, Dorset, is a British athlete who competes in T36 middle-distance events and developed cerebral palsy after being deprived of blood in the womb. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won silver in the 400 metres T36 and bronze in the 800 metres T36, and he completed his set of Paralympic medals with gold in the men's 400 metres T36 at Rio in 2016. He won world gold in the 800 metres in 2013 and 2015, and his article lists him as holder of the T36 world records at 800 and 1500 metres. His father Paul is an actor and his mother Kate a former Royal Ballet dancer.
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Paul John Blake (born 15 January 1990) is a British athlete who competes in T36 middle-distance events.
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Blake competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver and bronze medal in the 400m T36 and 800m T36 respectively.
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Blake completed his set of medals with a gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, triumphing in the men's 400m T36.
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Paul John Blake (born 15 January 1990) is a British athlete who competes in T36 middle-distance events.
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