Jon-Allan Edward Butterworth JAB H4H bio
H4H bio. (born 6 February 1986 in

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) is a British

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cyclist. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 & 2016 Summer Paralympics. Butterworth lost his left arm in 2007 in an

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rocket attack when serving as a

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weapons technician with the

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at Basra airbase in Iraq. He had previously served in Afghanistan in 2005. Butterworth got into cycling by taking part in the first Help for Heroes bike ride in 2008, from there he went on to be recognized as talented at a ParalympicsGB Talent ID day At

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he won silver medals in the C4-5 kilo, C5 4km individual Pursuit and mixed team sprint.Butterworth's achievements
, Butterworth's Achievements. In the kilo, his C5 world record was beaten by Alfonso Cabello. At the

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he finished in 4th place in the C4-5 1k Time trial, and then won Gold with

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and

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in the C1-5 750m Team Sprint. Butterworth was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to cycling.

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