Scott Meenagh

Meenagh is from Cumbernauld, Scotland.^[1] He played rugby union for Scotland under-18s.^[2]

Meeangh served in the British Army Parachute Regiment, and was deployed to Afghanistan.^[3] In 2011, he lost both of his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province.^[2][4] He was rehabilitated at Headley Court,^[5] and now uses prosthetic limbs.^[2] Meenagh was a spectator of the Paralympic Nordic skiing events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.^[3]

Meenagh competed in rowing, and was a captain of the British Army team at the 2014 Invictus Games.^[2][5] He failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[2]

Meenagh joined the Armed Forces Para Snow Sports team in 2016.^[6] Meenagh was selected for the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He was the first British Nordic skier at a Paralympics for 20 years.^[7] He finished 17th in the 15km free cross-country event.^[8] In biathlon, he finished 16th in the 7.5km event,^[9] 13th in the 12.5km event^[10] and 14th in the 15km event.^[11]

Meenagh was selected for the 2022 Winter Paralympics.^[7] He finished 12th in the 18km classical event,^[12] and was part of the first British relay team to finish the 4 × 2.5km relay event at a Paralympics, alongside Steve Arnold, Steve Thomas and Callum Deboys.^[13]

Meenagh came second in the 12.5km individual biathlon event at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships. He was the first Briton to win a medal at the Championships,^[3][6] and he also finished fourth in the 7.5km individual biathlon event.^[6] He was the only British competitor at the Championships.^[6]

• Scott Meenagh at the International Paralympic Committee
• Scott Meenagh at the British Paralympic Association
• Scott Meenagh at British Rowing