Martin Mansell
Martin Mansell (born 13 December 1960[1]) is a former Paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in swimming.
Mansell represented Great Britain at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Paralympics in athletics and swimming. In swimming Mansell won three gold medals 2 in the backstroke and 1 in relay.
In 1990, Mansell was appointed as one of the first Professional Sports Development Officers for People with Disabilities within a Local Education Authority in England as a result of the sports ministers' report.
He also set up and chaired the first Athletes Committee for the Newly formed British Paralympic Association and the International Paralympic committee from 1989-1996.
References
[edit]- ↑ Martin Mansell Archived 25 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine British Paralympic Association
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