Stephen McGuire, born on 18 August 1984 in Bellshill, is a Scottish boccia player who was born with muscular dystrophy, which means he requires the use of a wheelchair. He competes in the BC4 classification and is the most successful British BC4 boccia athlete, a ten time Scottish champion, thirteen time British champion, four time European champion and former world champion. In pairs events he was most successful with his brother Peter, with whom he won the gold medal in the BC4 pairs at the 2009 European Championships in Porto. He attended his fourth Paralympic Games in Paris, where he won gold in the BC4 individual category.
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McGuire is the most successful British BC4 Boccia athlete; a ten-time Scottish Champion, thirteen-time British Champion, four-time European Champion, and former World Champion.
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He was born with muscular dystrophy, a degenerative condition that means he requires the use of a wheelchair.
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He has recently attended his fourth Paralympic Games in Paris, where he won gold in the BC4 individual category.
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McGuire is the most successful British BC4 Boccia athlete; a ten-time Scottish Champion, thirteen-time British Champion, four-time European Champion, and former World Champion.
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