William Stedman (born 5 December 1999) is a New Zealand para-athlete, competing in sprints, middle-distance running and long jump events.

Biography

Stedman attended

Middleton Grange School Middleton Grange School (abbreviated MGS) in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a state-integrated Christian co-educational Year 1 to 13 school. It's currently New Zealand's largest evangelical Christian school. History Established in 1964 by the C ...

in Christchurch, New Zealand. He studies engineering at

the University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was f ...

. He represented New Zealand at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in Rio de Janeiro, where he won bronze medals in the men's 400 metres T36 and 800 metres T36. In the 800 metres event of the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London he won the silver medal with a time of 2:11.86 after he achieved a seasonal and personal best of 2:11.68 that year. In 2020 Stedman represented New Zealand at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the long jump T36 and the bronze medal in the 400 metres T36. He married Annika Stedman on 29 January 2022. William is brother to Luke and Isabelle Stedman, and brother-in-law to Sarah Duke.

Personal bests

Awards and recognition

Stedman was named 2015 Para Athlete of the Year by Sport Canterbury and in 2016 he was named Junior Sportsperson of the Year by ParaFed Canterbury. In 2017 he was named Junior Athlete of the Year at the Canterbury Athletics Awards and also shared the Middle Distance Athlete of the Year award with Angie Petty. In 2020 he was named Para Athlete of the Year at the Canterbury Athletics Awards.

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* 1999 births Living people New Zealand male sprinters New Zealand male middle-distance runners New Zealand male long jumpers Paralympic athletes for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) People educated at Middleton Grange School Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub