Michael McCreadie is a Paralympian with successes in lawn bowls and wheelchair curling. He won two bronze medals in lawn bowls at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

1976 Summer Paralympics

The 1976 Summer Paralympics were the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada from August 3 to 11, 1976...

. After that he coached the British wheelchair basketball team

Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team

The Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Great Britain in international competitions....

. Later in life he moved on to wheelchair curling

Wheelchair curling

Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games....

 and was on the silver medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

2006 Winter Paralympics

The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....

. He will be the skip for the British team in Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The wheelchair curling competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the Hillcrest Park in Vancouver, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010...

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His disability was caused by poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route...

, which he contracted in 1947.