Johnboy Smith Age: How Old Is Johnboy Smith?

Johnboy Smith is 32 years old as of 2021.

Johnboy Smith celebrates his birthday every November 27. He was born John Charles Smith on November 27, 1989 in Gravesend, United Kingdom.

JohnBoy Smith is a British parathlete and wheelchair racer.

At age 16, he was shot in the spine by a farmer who wrongly thought Smith and some friends were poachers trespassing on his land. He suffered paralysis as well as a collapsed lung, a ruptured spleen and a perforated bowel. It left him with complete T10/T11 paraplegia.

Smith had the desire to pursue para-athletics and wheelchair racing after watching the 2012 London Paralympics. He competes in the T54 category sprint events.

During the 2015 season, he switched from seated throwing events to wheelchair racing, training with British Para athlete David Weir

Smith won a silver medal in the T54 marathon of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games held in Australia representing England.

He competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan representing Great Britain in the T54 marathon.

Smith dislocated his shoulder during the March 2021 Wheelchair Marathon at the Thruxton Motorsport Centre in England and was unable to complete the race. He was cleared to return to sport in early June 2021 and raced 10 days later.

Johnboy Smith won the gold medal in the men’s wheelchair marathon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.