Luke Nuttall
{{Short description|British Paralympic athlete (born 2001)}}
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| sport = Paralympic athletics
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|disability_class = T46
| event = 1500 metres
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|9|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Preston, Lancashire, Great Britain
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{{Medal|Sport|Paralympic athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2018 Berlin|1500m T46}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Bydgoszcz|1500m T46}}
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Luke Nuttall (born 17 September 2001) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in the 1500m in the T46 classification.{{Cite web|date=27 August 2021|title=Luke Nuttall - IPC Athlete Bio|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1640146&WinterGames=-1|website=ipc.infostradasports.com|access-date=27 August 2021|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827184800/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1640146&WinterGames=-1|url-status=dead}}
He is the son of the late Olympian John Nuttall, who was a long distance runner himself.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=John Nuttall: Liz McColgan leads tributes to former British runner and coach |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67378980.amp |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}
Athletics career
Nuttall is based in Charnwood, and began his career competing in county and national-level events. He is coached by his mother, Alison Wyeth. By 2018, he had been selected for GB Paralympics, where aged 17 he won silver in the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships,{{Cite web|title=Luke Nuttall | runbritain rankings|url=https://www.runbritainrankings.com/runners/profile.aspx?athleteid=650578|access-date=2021-07-22|website=runbritainrankings.com}}{{Cite web|title=Tense week begins in dream fashion for European silver medallist para-athlete Nuttall ahead of exam results|url=https://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/sport/16594946.tense-week-begins-dream-fashion-european-silver-medallist-para-athlete-nuttall-ahead-exam-results/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Ealing Times|date=23 August 2018 |language=en}} finishing second to Bulgaria's Hristiyan Stoyanov. In 2020, he claimed bronze in the 2021 European Para Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz with a seven-second personal best.{{Cite web|title=HAHN AND SKINNER PRODUCE GOLDEN DISPLAYS AT THE EUROPEAN PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS|url=https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/hahn-and-skinner-produce-golden-displays-at-the-european-para-athletics-championships/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=British Athletics|language=en-GB}} Later that summer, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the T46 1500m.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=Hat-Trick Seeking Jonnie Peacock Among 32 Athletes Added To GB Paralympic Squad|url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/hat-trick-seeking-jonnie-peacock-among-32-athletes-added-to-gb-paralympic-squad|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Sportsman|language=EN}}
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Luke competed in the T46 1500m, placing 6th with a seasons best of 3:57.62.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-31 |title=Para-athlete Luke Nuttall credits late father as Paralympic inspiration |url=https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/24554194.luke-nuttall-credits-late-father-paralympic-inspiration/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=North Wales Chronicle |language=en}}
Personal life
Nuttall was born in Preston, Lancashire. He is the son of former British Olympic long-distance runners John Nuttall, and Alison Wyeth,{{Cite web|date=2020-04-27|title=Hannah Nuttall|url=https://golobos.com/roster/hannah-nuttall/|access-date=2021-07-23|website=University of New Mexico Lobos athletics|language=en-US}} and has an older sister, Hannah Nuttall, who also became a runner. His stepmother and stepsister are Liz McColgan and Eilish McColgan, both of whom have also competed at the Olympics in long distance running.[http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/news/hannah-nuttall-feature/ Hannah Nuttall Feature]. English Cross Country Association. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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Category:Sportspeople from Preston, Lancashire
Category:Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:British male middle-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
Category:English male middle-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics