Kyron Duke

Kyron Duke (born 12 October 1992) is a Welsh powerlifter and Paralympian track and field athlete competing in category F41 throwing events. Duke has represented Wales in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in powerlifting. In 2012 he qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in javelin and shot put.

History

Duke was born in Newport, south Wales in 1992, but now lives in Pontnewydd near Cwmbran. He was born with achondroplasia a form of dwarfism. His older cousin Gareth Duke also has the same condition and represented Great Britain as a swimmer in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals. In 2011 Duke took gold medal in the javelin at the IWAS World Junior Championships held in Dubai, and recorded a personal best in the javelin of 33.38m at the Czech Open.

Duke recorded his personal best in both shot put (11.19m) and javelin (37.39) at the Welsh Championships in Cardiff on 2 June 2012. In 2013 Duke qualified for the shot put as part of the British team for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. Duke took the bronze in the F41 shot.