David Weir (athlete)
David Russell Weir, CBE (born June 5, 1979) is a British Paralympic wheelchair athlete. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and has won the London Marathon on six occasions. He was born with a spinal cord transection, which left him unable to use his legs.
Read more about David Weir (athlete): Youth Career, London Marathon, Other Marathons and Half Marathons, Great North Run, Great Manchester Run, Summer Paralympics 1996, Summer Paralympics 2004, IPC Athletics World Championships 2006, Summer Paralympics 2008, IPC Athletics World Championships 2011, Summer Paralympics 2012, British Records, Acclaim, Awards and Honours, Other Achievements, Personal Life
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