Michael David Bushell[1] MBE (born 8 June 1990) is a Paralympic gold medalist and personal trainer from Telford, Shropshire, England.

After struggling with illness in 2015, Bushell made an encouraging return to action in 2016 by winning the European title in the T53 100m in Grosseto, as well as a 400m bronze.

[6] Later that year he competed in the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio defending his 100m, although was only able to manage a disappointing sixth-place finish crossing the line in 15.09s.

He has no abdominal wall muscle control, his legs and hips have never fully developed and float unsupported at the lower end of his body.

Despite this potentially career ending condition just three months after the operation he recorded a personal best in the 100m to qualify for the Beijing Paralympics, where he won a silver in the T53.