Nationality Australia Height 6 ft, 8 in (2.03m) | Name Guy Henly | |
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Born 14 May 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-05-14 ) Sydney, NSW | ||
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Guy Nicholas Henly (born 14 May 1987) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He currently competes in discus and shot put and has won medals at the 2013, and 2015 and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.
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- Athletics guy henly men s discus throw f37 38 final 2013 ipc athletics world c
- Guy henly men s discus throw f37 38 final 2013 ipc athletics world championships lyon
- Background
- Sporting career
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Guy henly men s discus throw f37 38 final 2013 ipc athletics world championships lyon
Background
When Henly was only 7 years old he developed a brain tumour which affected the vision on the right side of his body. He has Right Hemi-paresis which falls under the category of Cerebral Palsy. He enjoys playing tennis and once said his greatest moment was beating the national No. 1 ranked ID tennis player. He works as an IT Administrator in Sydney. He lives in Sydney, NSW.
Sporting career
Henly wanted to pursue a career in tennis for athletes with a disability but was not eligible as only wheelchair tennis was supported at the Paralympic Games and he decided that wasn’t for him. He went to the Australian Paralympic Committee’s Toyota Talent Search Program where he was introduced to discus and shotput. Within 8 months he had competed in his first international event. He started competing in athletics in 2010. He was hoping to make the 2012 London Paralympic Games but narrowly missed out.
At the 2011 Oceania Paralympic Championships in Darwin, NT he competed for Australia in discus and shot put. He received a gold in the Men's Discus Throw Ambulant event (39.07m) and a silver in the Men's Shot Put Ambulant event (11.07m)
At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France he again competed in both discus and shotput. He received a bronze medal in the discus (51.13m) and 8th place in the shot put (11.55m)
Competing at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he threw the discus 53.41 m in final round to snatch the silver medal in the Men's Discus F37. After winning the silver medal, he said:"It was a bit of a fairy tale to improve on the bronze in the last round, but my coach just said to have a crack because there was nothing to lose. It's an improvement from a couple of years back, and now hopefully we move up to the gold in Rio to complete the medal set."
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's Discus F37 with a throw of 51.97. He trains five times a week at the Hills District Athletics Club in Sydney with coaches Karyne Di Marco and Breanne Clement.
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, he won a silver medal in the Men's Discus F37 with a throw of 53.59.