Daniel Sidbury

Daniel Jonathan Sidbury (born 3 April 1994) is a British wheelchair racer. He won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England, placing him as the official number two in Great Britain among T54 athletes. He is also a two-time bronze medalist at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.

Career

Sidbury is a T54-classified athlete who competes in wheelchair racing competitions. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres T54 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

In that same year, he represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 400 metres T54, men's 800 metres T54, men's 1500 metres T54 and men's 5000 metres T54 events.

At the 2021 European Championships, he won a silver medal in the 1500 metres.

In 2022, he won a silver in the 1500 metres T53/54 at the Commonwealth Games.

In 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres T54 event and 800 metres at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. He finished in 4th place in the men's 400 metres T54 event and 6th in the 1500 metres.

In the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he competed in the 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres and 5000 metres.

Achievements

Representing 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 2nd 1500 m 3:12.15Representing 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 1500 m 3:05.30 2023 World Para Athletics Championships Paris, France 3rd 800 m 1:29.72 3rd 5000 m 10:15.44