17 Facts About Nathan Maguire

Nathan Maguire was born on 27 July 1997 and is a British wheelchair racer.

Nathan Maguire won multiple medals at both the 2018 and 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, and won the 400 metres mixed class race at multiple British Athletics Championships.

Nathan Maguire competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and won the 1500 metres T54 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Nathan Maguire was born in Salford, England, and has lived in Chester.

At the age of eight, Nathan Maguire became paralysed overnight, and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis.

Nathan Maguire studied at Helsby High School, and later at Liverpool John Moores University.

Nathan Maguire is in a relationship with fellow athlete Hannah Cockroft.

At the age of eight, Nathan Maguire took up wheelchair basketball, where he was coached by Josie Cichockyj.

Nathan Maguire won two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships.

Nathan Maguire finished fourth in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Nathan Maguire won gold in the relay event, and bronze medals in the individual 100m, 200m, and 800m T54 events.

In 2019, Nathan Maguire was critical of funding cuts for British parasports, and the lack of money in parasports compared to able-bodied sports.

Nathan Maguire won the 400 metres mixed class event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.

In July 2021, Nathan Maguire was announced in the British team for the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics.

In June 2022, Nathan Maguire won the 400 metres wheelchair race at the 2022 British Athletics Championships.

Nathan Maguire placed 4th in both the 400 and 800 metres, and 5th in the 1500 metres.

Since the Paralympics, Nathan Maguire has called for more international competitions, so that para athletics is given a bigger spotlight, saying that they haven't had anything like it since London 2012, when there were crowds of 70,000 watching.