William McLeod (Paralympian)
William McLeod is a Paralympian track and field athlete and lawn bowls player from Scotland competing mainly in category A events. In 1976 he competed as a lawn bowls player at the Summer Paralympis, winning a silver medal in the Men's singles. Four years later, at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in New York, he took gold in the Lawn Bowls Men's singles and the 60m sprint.
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| Full name | William Borrie McLeod | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump Pentathlon sprint Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 1976 1980 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours for services to sport for the disabled.[1]
References
- United Kingdom list: "No. 50154". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1985. p. 14.
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