Scott Meenagh

Meenagh is from Cumbernauld, Scotland.[1] He played rugby union for Scotland under-18s.[2]

Meeangh served in the British Army Parachute Regiment, and was deployed to Afghanistan.[3] In 2011, he lost both of his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province.[2][4] He was rehabilitated at Headley Court,[5] and now uses prosthetic limbs.[2] Meenagh was a spectator of the Paralympic Nordic skiing events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[3]

Meenagh competed in rowing, and was a captain of the British Army team at the 2014 Invictus Games.[2][5] He failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Meenagh joined the Armed Forces Para Snow Sports team in 2016.[6] Meenagh was selected for the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He was the first British Nordic skier at a Paralympics for 20 years.[7] He finished 17th in the 15km free cross-country event.[8] In biathlon, he finished 16th in the 7.5km event,[9] 13th in the 12.5km event[10] and 14th in the 15km event.[11]

Meenagh was selected for the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[7] He finished 12th in the 18km classical event,[12] and was part of the first British relay team to finish the 4 × 2.5km relay event at a Paralympics, alongside Steve Arnold, Steve Thomas and Callum Deboys.[13]

Meenagh came second in the 12.5km individual biathlon event at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships. He was the first Briton to win a medal at the Championships,[3][6] and he also finished fourth in the 7.5km individual biathlon event.[6] He was the only British competitor at the Championships.[6]

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