| Maddie Down | |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 2007 |
| Sport: | Sprinting, long jump |
| Disability Class: | T38 |
| Event: | 200m, long jump |
| Paralympics: | 2024 |
| Commonwealth: | 2023 Youth |
| Show-Medals: | y |
Madeline Down (born 7 October 2007)[1] is a British athlete, who won the 100 metres T38 and long jump events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. She has been selected for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Down trains at Halesowen Athletics Club,[2] and has been a part of the British Athletics Paralympic Futures Programme.[3]
At the 2022 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, Down came third in the 60 metres event.[4] In early 2023, Down had an L5 stress fracture in her back.[5]
At the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, Down won both the 100 metres T38 and long jump events; it was the first time that parasports had been included at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[5] It was her first international competition.[3] She was later nominated for the 2023 SportsAid One-To-Watch award.[5] In 2024, she won the long jump events at the English Indoor and Outdoor Championships.[2]
Down was selected for the 100 metres T38 and long jump events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics;[6] it was her first Paralympic Games appearance.[7] In the 100 metres event, she qualified for the final after a personal best time of 12.98s in the heats. She finished eighth in the final.[8] In the T38 long jump she finished in 6th place with a PB of 4.81 metres.
Down has attended the University of Birmingham School;[4] her Paralympics attendance was just after she completed her GCSEs.[6] She was inspired to compete in athletics after watching the 2012 Summer Paralympics at the age of 4.[6] Down has cerebral palsy.[9]