Stephen Osborne (born 26 March 1963) is a

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 ...

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from England competing in category T51 sprinting events. Osborne qualified for 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 the 100m sprint. In 2014 he took the bronze medal at the European Championships in Swansea.

Personal history

Osborne was born in

Longfield Longfield is a village in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located 6 miles south east of Dartford and the same distance south-west of Gravesend. History The place in Kent is recorded as ''Langanfelda'' in the Saxon Charters of ...

, England in 1963. After leaving school Osborne planned to become a carpenter, but a car accident at the age of 19 resulted in him breaking his neck.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Stephen 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Dartford English male sprinters British male sprinters Track and field athletes with disabilities Paralympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics People from Longfield