Summer Paralympics 2004
Weir won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. Weir became the first Briton to win a track & field medal at the games with his third place in the 200m final, in a time of 25.55 seconds. Weir failed to reach the 400m final but went onto collect silver in the 100m behind Finland's Leo-Pekka Tähti, in a time of 14.31 seconds.
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