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Mark Colbourne MBE - from zero to hero, British Paralympic Gold Medalist
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Starting Again: Mark Colbourne MBE on Resilience, Discipline and the Long Road
Most of us tell our children that hard work pays off. Mark Colbourne MBE is proof of what that actually looks like, and how long it can take.
Mark represented Wales at volleyball in his twenties. Then, in 2009, a paragliding accident left him with a broken back and a future he had not planned for. He was almost forty when he sat on a racing bike for the first time. Three years later he stood on the podium at the London 2012 Paralympic Games with a gold medal, a silver medal and a world record, and…
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