Zac Shaw (born 24 September 1995) is a British Paralympic visually impaired sprinter who competes in the T12 classification.
[3] Shaw’s first individual international medals came at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships where he won Bronze in the T12 100M and Silver in the 4X100m Universal Relay.
Shaw was also selected to co-captain the Great Britain team in Kobe with fellow teammate Ali Smith (athlete).
[1] At the age of nine Shaw started to become afflicted with stargardt disease, an inherited condition that affects his central vision, that went undiagnosed until he was 13.
[11] The following year, he began these efforts by winning the silver medal in both the 100 and 200 metres events at the 2014 UK School Games.
[19] Shaw trained for the World Championships by undertaking sessions in sand dunes at Cleethorpes Beach and focusing on his strengths.
[13] In 2016, Shaw kicked off his season at the Dubai IPC Grand Prix after missing the majority of winter training through a shin injury,[20] the 100 metres in the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships,[21] and in the same discipline at the Barcelona Kern Pharma – Sauleda.
"[24] In March 2017, he was reclassified as T12 at the Dubai IPC Grand Prix,[25] and retained his title in the 100 metres discipline in the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships held the following month.
[30] In December 2017, Shaw was announced as one of eighteen para-athletes that had been selected to represent England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games due to be held in Australia's Gold Coast.
[42] Zac was selected in the 33 strong Para-athletics team for Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
[43] He then went on to compete in the Universal relay, alongside Jonnie Peacock, Ali Smith (athlete) and Sammi Kinghorn, winning the silver medal.