Melanie Woods was born on 12 August 1994 and is a Scottish teacher and wheelchair racer who competed at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
15 Facts About Mel Woods
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Mel Woods came to notice after an accident in 2018.
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Mel Woods was working as a PE teacher in Glasgow and while she was out on her bike in Inverness a car drove into her.
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Mel Woods spent her recovery in the spinal unit of Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
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Mel Woods found the paralympians dedication an inspiration and a motivation.
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Mel Woods tried wheelchair tennis and swimming and even travelled abroad to ski, but it was wheelchair racing that she took as her sport.
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Mel Woods joined the Red Star Athletics Club in Glasgow where she trains everyday with her own coach and with Sammi Kinghorn as a training partner.
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Mel Woods competed at the Inter-Spinal Unit Games in 2019 and then with the aid of charity she bought her own racing wheelchair and very light carbon fibre wheels.
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Mel Woods went to Poland to compete at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships.
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Fellow Scots took four golds and Mel Woods competed over four days in four events.
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Mel Woods was among nine Scottish athletes who were chosen to compete at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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Mel Woods is coached by Rodger Harkins who was Scottish Athletics Performance Director in 2018.
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Mel Woods was pleased with her fifth place in the T54 800m in Tokyo as she had only recently returned to the sport.
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Mel Woods took two seconds off her time in the Paralympic heats to get a personal best time of 1:50.40.
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Mel Woods came 6th in the T54 800m and 8th in the T54 1500m.