Dave Henson, Invictus hero who claimed Paralympic bronze (British, legs blown off in Afghanistan)

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Dave Henson, Invictus hero who claimed Paralympic bronze

A golden moment at the Invictus Games provided the inspiration that drove Dave Henson on to win a Paralympic bronze medal just two years later.

Henson ran his way into third place in the 200m in Rio on Sunday night, five years after he had both his legs blown off while on patrol for the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan.

But a key part of his road to his Paralympic success was training for, and becoming a champion in, the inaugural Invictus Games, which saw more than 400 injured former service personnel compete across several sports in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in 2014.

A week after that success in London, he decided to throw his efforts into making the ParalympicsGB team for Rio.

The former Army captain, now aged 31, has never sought pity for his injuries and instead says he believes it has allowed him to see the world with "fresh eyes".

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