13 Facts About Gemma Prescott

Gemma Prescott has represented the Great Britain team twice in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Gemma Prescott, who has cerebral palsy, attended Great Sankey High School.

Gemma Prescott was introduced to athletics after being invited to a 'have a go' day at the age of 15.

Gemma Prescott explored wheelchair racing and swimming before settling on the throwing events and was invited to compete at the DSE National Junior Championships in Blackpool in 1998.

In 2005 Gemma Prescott entered the Paralympic World Cup taking gold in the F32 discus and silver in the F32 shot.

Gemma Prescott entered into the discus and shot put finishing 7th and 8th respectively.

Gemma Prescott entered in the shot put, the only women's throwing event for athletes with a disability at the tournament.

Gemma Prescott threw 5.54m which was good enough to take the bronze medal.

Gemma Prescott made the decision in 2010 to begin the switch from discus to the club throw, as the F32 discus had been dropped from the 2012 Summer Paralympics' programme.

Gemma Prescott's personal best at the club throw at the end of the season was a distance of 14.52m achieved in Stoke at a BWAA International.

Gemma Prescott entered both the shot put and club throw, finishing 7th in the shot, but took the bronze medal in the club throw with a new personal best of 16.40m.

Gemma Prescott improved her club further five months later, throwing 17.18 at the BWAA Grand Prix in Stoke.

Gemma Prescott finished in 7th place in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.