Stephen Osborne (athlete)
{{Short description|British Paralympic athlete (born 1963)}}
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| birth_place = Longfield, England
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprint
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{{MedalSport | Track and field (athletics)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|IPC Athletics European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze |2014 Swansea |100 m T51}}
{{MedalBronze |2016 Grosseto |100 m T51}}
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Stephen Osborne (born 26 March 1963) is a Paralympian athlete from England competing in category T51 sprinting events. Osborne qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 100m sprint. In 2014 he took the bronze medal at the European Championships in Swansea.{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympics.org.uk/gb/athletes/stephen-osborne |title=Stephen Osborne|publisher=paralympics.org.uk|accessdate=17 September 2015}}
Personal history
Osborne was born in Longfield, England in 1963. After leaving school Osborne planned to become a carpenter, but a car accident at the age of 19 resulted in him breaking his neck.{{cite web|url=http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/meet_stephen_osborne_longfield_s_paralympic_hopeful_1_1499272 |title=Meet Stephen Osborne: Longfield's Paralympic hopeful|publisher=gravesendreporter.co.uk|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=30 August 2012|author=Fowler, Joshua}}
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External links
- {{IPC athlete|id=stephen-osborne|old_id=966771}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043805/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&gender=all&name=Osborne&fname=Stephen archive])
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Category:Sportspeople from Dartford
Category:English male sprinters
Category:British male sprinters
Category:Track and field athletes with disabilities
Category:Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics