Age, Biography and Wiki
Richard Whitehead was born on 19 July, 1976 in Nottingham, is a British Paralympic athlete. Discover Richard Whitehead's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
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47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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19 July, 1976 |
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19 July |
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Nottingham |
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United Kingdom
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Richard Whitehead Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Richard Whitehead height not available right now. We will update Richard Whitehead's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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80 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Richard Whitehead Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Richard Whitehead worth at the age of 47 years old? Richard Whitehead’s income source is mostly from being a successful Athlete. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Richard Whitehead's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Richard Whitehead MBE (born 19 July 1976) is a British athlete.
He runs with prosthetic legs, as he has a double through-knee congenital amputation.
He set world records for athletes with a double amputation, in both the full and half marathon.
He is a former ice sledge hockey player, and competed for the GB team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin.
At the 2010 Chicago Marathon, he broke his previous world record for athletes with lower-limb amputations, with a time of 2:42:52.
Whitehead was unable to compete in the marathon at London 2012 as there was no category for leg amputees, and was refused permission by the IPC to compete against upper-body amputees and so had to turn to sprinting to compete at the 2012 Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the 200m T42 Athletics event with a world record time of 24.38 seconds.
His earlier career was a swimming and dance teacher at Clifton Leisure Centre in Nottingham.
His name was added to the Nottingham City Transport bus service "Pathfinder 100" on 18 September 2012; the bus links his home village of Lowdham with Southwell and Nottingham.
Whitehead was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to athletics.
Whitehead was appointed the first-ever patron of Sarcoma UK, the bone- and soft-tissue cancer charity, on 28 January 2013.
Whitehead is a patron of Footprints Conductive Education Centre, a charity in his home town of Nottingham, who help children with mobility and communication problems develop the skills they need to thrive and achieve their potential.
Whitehead is also a patron of Gedling Sports Partnership, a charity that promotes sport and physical education in the borough of Gedling.
On 21 April 2013 he competed in the London Marathon coming in 23rd place with a time of 3:15:53.
In 2013, he launched his fundraising campaign, "Richard Whitehead Runs Britain", to run from John O'Groats to Land's End.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Whitehead won gold in the T42 200 metres and silver in the T42 100 metres, which he shared with Denmark's Daniel Wagner after the pair finished in a dead heat for second.
Whitehead's marathon record was beaten by 28 seconds by Marko Cheseto at the 2019 Boston Marathon.
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Whitehead won silver in the T61 200 metres.
In 2022, Whitehead took part in Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted.
He was caught 5th, after falling over a gate, and subsequently lying low in a field.
His teammate Iwan Thomas successfully made it to the extraction point to win.
