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Jonathan Ward (athlete)

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Jonathan Ward
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Shot put B3
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Discus throw B3
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Shot put B3
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Pentathlon B3
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Shot put F13

Jonathan Ward is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category F13 throwing events.

Jonathan competed in four Paralympic Games, firstly in 1988 where he won a gold in the B3 shot put, a silver in the B3 discus and bronze in the B3 pentathlon as well as competing in the javelin. In the 1992 Summer Paralympics he won a silver in his only even the B3 shot put. In Atlanta he failed to win a medal for the first time despite competing in the F12 discus, F12 shot put and as part of the T10-12 4 × 100 m relay team. He was back to winning medals in Sydney in the 2000 Summer Paralympics when he won a bronze in the F13 shot put as well as competing in the F13 discus.[1]

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