Richard Whitehead
Encyclopedia
Richard Whitehead is a British
athlete. He runs with prosthetic legs, as he has a double above-knee amputation
.
He holds the world record for athletes with a double amputation, in both the full
and half marathon
. At the 2010 Chicago Marathon
, he broke his old world record for athletes with lower-limb amputations, with a time of 2:42:52.
He is a former ice sledge hockey player, and competed for the GB team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
in Turin.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
athlete. He runs with prosthetic legs, as he has a double above-knee amputation
Amputation
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...
.
He holds the world record for athletes with a double amputation, in both the full
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
and half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
. At the 2010 Chicago Marathon
2010 Chicago Marathon
The 2010 Chicago Marathon took place on Sunday, October 10, 2010. Over 38,000 runners took part, the most in the race's history.Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru won the men's event with a time of 2:06:24, beating Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede by 19 seconds. Russian Liliya Shobukhova won the women's event with a...
, he broke his old world record for athletes with lower-limb amputations, with a time of 2:42:52.
He is a former ice sledge hockey player, and competed for the GB team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the ice sledge hockey events were contested at the Torino Esposizioni.-Final rankings:-Team rosters:-Group A:-Preliminary round summary:-Group B:-Preliminary round summary:-Classification round:...
in Turin.