Jon-Allan Butterworth: ex-British soldier wins gold at the Paralympics

Grrrrrrrr gold!

Jon-Allan Butterworth has become the first British serviceman or woman injured in Iraq or Afghanistan to win gold at the Paralympic Games.

The cyclist, who lost his left arm in a rocket attack in Basra, won in the C1-5 mixed team sprint in Rio, along with teammates Jody Cundy and Louis Rolfe.

He took home three silver medals at the games in London in 2012 but had always had his eye on gold.

"There was no way I was going to come this far for silver," Butterworth said.

Perhaps it's the beard that makes him go faster?

He lost his left arm in a rocket attack while serving as an RAF weapons technician in Iraq in 2007 when he was 21-years-old.

Since then he's been supported by a partnership between Help for Heroes, British Cycling, the British Paralympic Association and UK Sport.

We reckon Jon (r) had cracked a joke here with teammates Jody Cundy (m) and Louis Rolfe (l)

Ahead of the 2012 London Paralympic games he said he was inspired by Usain Bolt.

"He's just a legend," he said. "If you know what you can do, then why worry? He knows he's the best in the world.

"I know what I can do, I know I can go out there and perform. I've proven it in the past. There's no reason why I can't medal."

He just hoped he could manage gold.

It wasn't to be back in 2012 but fast-forward four years and Team GB's C1-5 sprint team of Jody Cundy, Jon Allan-Butterworth and Louis Rolfe not only took gold but broke the world record to beat defending champions China to win at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

"I won three silvers in London but I will trade all those in for this one gold. It means more.

"I'm not being greedy, but I just wanted that one gold.

"I know those were a home Games but to be on the top step, you can't beat that feeling and that's the first time I have done it at a Paralympic Games."

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