Michael McKillop

Michael Gerard McKillop MBE (born 27 January 1990 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is an Irish middle distance runner.

He competes in the T37 disability sport classification, as he has a mild form of cerebral palsy.

[2] He won the 800m title at the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships, clocking just over 2:02. and he represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal at the T37 800 m clipping almost three seconds off his previous mark as he strode to an emphatic win in 1:59.41.

[3][4] in the London 2012 Paralympics, McKillop won gold for the men's 800 meter t37 with a time of 1:57.22;[5] this was a world record.

[9] McKillop was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to disability awareness and athletics in Northern Ireland.