Jenny McLoughlin (born 3 October 1991) is a British

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete competing mainly in T37 sprint events. She has represented

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 ...

in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

and in the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

in London. After moving to Wales at the age of 14, she became eligible to join the Wales team for the Commonwealth Games, winning silver in the T37 sprint in India.

History

McLoughlin was born in

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

in England in 1991. McLoughlin, who has

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

, joined an athletics club when her family moved to Wales in 2005. She joined the Athletics team and switched her training ground to

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

in 2007, taking the UK School Games gold that year. In 2008 McLoughlin was selected to represent Great Britain in the

in Beijing in both the 100m and 200m sprints in the T37 class. She failed to qualify out of the first heat in the 200m, but reached the 2nd heat in the 100m, finishing 7th. In 2009, she continued to compete across meets in Britain, and recorded two of her best times at the CP Sport Grand Prix in Nottingham; 15.14s in the 100m and 31.98 in the 200m. In 2010 as a resident of Wales, she was invited to join the Wales team at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. She competed in the T37 sprint and equalled her personal best of 14.68 seconds, a result which saw her take the silver medal. 2010 also saw McLoughlin complete her A Levels, which allowed her to take up a degree at

Cardiff University , latin_name = , image_name = Shield of the University of Cardiff.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms of Cardiff University , motto = cy, Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord , mottoeng = Truth, Unity and Concord , established = 1 ...

. McLoughlin was selected to represent Great Britain in the

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Ove1000 athlet ...

in Christchurch, New Zealand in both the 100m and 200m. She qualified for the 100m final after running a personal best of 14.99s, and although improving on that in the final with a time of 14.78s, she finished 7th. She also reached the finals of the 200m, finishing 8th. McLoughlin continued to improve in 2012, posting her first sub-30-second time for the 200m at the Samsung Diamond League in July. She also improved her 100m personal best with a result of 14.68s at the German National Paralympic Championships. These results helped McLoughlin qualify for the

in London, representing Great Britain in the T37 100 and 200 metres and as part of the 100m relay. In 2013, McLoughlin was ruled out of the IPC World Championships through injury. However, in 2014 McLoughlin came back to finish a credible fifth at the IPC European Championships, a month after setting a new personal best of 14.34. There was more medal success in the relay for McLoughlin, as she anchored the T35-38 relay team of

Olivia Breen Olivia "Livvy" Breen (born 26 July 1996) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m a ...

Bethany Woodward Bethany "Bethy" Woodward (born 26 December 1992) is a former British Paralympic athlete who competed in sprint events in T37 events. She competed at the highest level of her sport, representing England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Great ...

and

Sophie Hahn Sophie Megan Hahn, (born 23 January 1997) is a parasport athlete from England competing mainly in T38 sprint events. In 2013, she qualified for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, selected for the T38 100m and 200m. She took the gold i ...

home to silver in a British record of 53.84

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLoughlin, Jenny Living people 1991 births Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy Welsh female sprinters Sportspeople from Stockport Paralympic athletes for Great Britain Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Alumni of Cardiff University Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Welsh Paralympic competitors Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games