Jon-Allan Butterworth

Jon-Allan Edward Butterworth[1] MBE (born 6 February 1986 in Birmingham)[2] is a British paralympic cyclist. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 & 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]

For other people called Jonathan Butterworth, see Jonathan Butterworth.

Jon-Allan Butterworth
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de JaneiroMixed team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 LondonKilo - C4-5
Silver medal – second place 2012 London4km pursuit - C5
Silver medal – second place 2012 LondonMixed team sprint
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 MontichiariKilo - C5
Gold medal – first place2012 Los AngelesKilo - C5
Gold medal – first place2016 MontichiariMixed team sprint
Silver medal – second place2014 AguascalientesKilo - C5
Silver medal – second place2016 MontichiariKilo - C5
Gold medal – first place2016 MontichiariMixed team sprint
Bronze medal – third place2014 Aguascalientes4km pursuit - C5

Butterworth lost his left arm in 2007 in an insurgent rocket attack when serving as a senior aircraftman weapons technician with the Royal Air Force at Basra airbase in Iraq. He had previously served in Afghanistan in 2005.[4]

Butterworth got into cycling by taking part in the first Help for Heroes bike ride in 2008, from there he went on to be recognized as talented at a ParalympicsGB Talent ID day

At London 2012 he won silver medals in the C4-5 kilo,[5][6] C5 4km individual Pursuit[7] and mixed team sprint.[8] In the kilo, his C5 world record was beaten by Alfonso Cabello.[9]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he finished in 4th place in the C4-5 1k Time trial, and then won Gold with Jody Cundy and Louis Rolfe in the C1-5 750m Team Sprint.[10][11]

Butterworth was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[12]

References
  1. JAB H4H bio, H4H bio.
  2. GRO reference: March 1986, Vol. 32, Page 1614
  3. "Jon-Allan Butterworth". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. "Mix of multi-medallists and new talent named in Road and Track Para-Cycling teams for ParalympicsGB - British Paralympic Association". www.paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. Davies, Gareth (26 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Jon-Allan Butterworth claims most GB Paralympians are just 'having a laugh'". www.dailytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. "Paralympics 2012: Butterworth silver but Cundy disqualified". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  7. "Men's Ind. C5 Pursuit". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  8. Butterworth's achievements Archived 20 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Butterworth's Achievements.
  9. The 12 biggest upsets at London 2012, paralympic.org, 14 September 2012, retrieved 22 November 2013
  10. Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial Schedule & Results – Paralympic Cycling Track Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Mixed C1-5 750m Team Sprint Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N16.
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