Nathan Stephens was until September 2012 the world record holder in the F57 javelin throw.
11 Facts About Nathan Stephens
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Nathan Stephens started swimming for the Dragons Disabled Swimming Club before moving on to other sports.
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Nathan Stephens began competing in athletic competitions in 2003 at the age of 15, winning the gold in discus, javelin and shot put at the Junior British Championship.
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Nathan Stephens continued his success into the senior field and at the age of 16 he broke the British senior record in all three throwing events.
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Nathan Stephens competed in three events in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, finishing 11th in discus, 8th in shot put and 4th in the javelin.
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In 2011, Nathan Stephens won the gold at the Paralympic Athletics World Championships in New Zealand, recording a lifetime best of 39.11 metres in the javelin.
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Nathan Stephens followed this up by recording a world record, at the Czech Athletics Open in Olomouc, in the men's F57 javelin with a distance of 41.37 metres.
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Nathan Stephens's final throw was poor and he finished 10th in his event, failing to qualify for the final round.
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Nathan Stephens later complained that in the previous 2011 World Championships his action was deemed legal, and was deeply unhappy at the official's decision.
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Nathan Stephens competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he came 10th in the lightweight event.
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In 2012 he married Charlene Nathan Stephens, using prosthetics to dance with her and walk down the aisle.