Danny Crates
Runner
Paralympic track and field athlete who won a gold medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games in the 800 meter event.
He lost his arm in a car crash in 1994, but it did not slow down his love for athletics.
At his first Paralympics in 2000, he won a bronze medal in the 400 meter race.
He was born in Orsett, Essex.
He was one of Great Britain's flag bearers for the 2008 Olympics, along with notable figures such as Konnie Huq.