Jonathan Ward is a

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competing mainly in category F13 throwing events. Jonathan competed in four Paralympic Games, firstly in

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where he won a gold in the B3 shot put, a silver in the B3 discus and bronze in the B3 pentathlon as well as competing in the javelin. In the

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he won a silver in his only even the B3 shot put. In

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he failed to win a medal for the first time despite competing in the F12 discus, F12 shot put and as part of the T10-12 4 × 100 m relay team. He was back to winning medals in

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in the

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when he won a bronze in the F13 shot put as well as competing in the F13 discus.profile on paralympic.org
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