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Nathan MacQueen
Nathan MacQueen (born 24 June 1991) is a British Paralympic archer. He has competed at the Summer Paralympics. Career A talented sportsman, Nathan was a regular Rugby player for Glasgow Warriors at under 21 level, before a serious motorbike accident left him paralysed at just 18 years old. Even before his injury, Nathan was a part of Scotland’s archery team. However, after a shoulder injury curtailed his powerlifting and basketball career, his focus switched solely to Archery. Making his international debut just months before Rio 2016, and placing a very respectable 9th. Following on from this success Nathan has won multiple medals at both European and International levels. 2023 saw Nathan rise up the rankings to world number 1, winning silver at the World Paralympic Championships, and becoming double European Paralympic Champion. As of February 2024, Nathan trains at Lileshall international training centre, and at his main sponsor's storage facilityPurdie Worldwide in Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now constitute the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
