Eden Rainbow-Cooper

Eden Rainbow-Cooper (born 17 May 2001) is an elite English Paralympic athlete from Portsmouth. Rainbow-Cooper is a T54 athlete who competes as a wheelchair racer.[2]

Eden Rainbow-Cooper
Rainbow-Cooper after winning 2024 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Born (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001
Portsmouth, England[1]
Sport
Country England
SportWheelchair racing
DisabilitySacral agenesis
Disability classT54
ClubRed Velvet Racing Team
Coached byArno Mul (2023 - present)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2022 BirminghamMarathon (T54)

She was born with sacral agenesis. Rainbow-Cooper began wheelchair racing in 2013 and is since 2023 coached by the Dutch coach Arno Mul. From 2013 to 2023 she was a part of Weir Archer Academy.[3] In the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won a silver medal in the marathon (T54) event.[4] She went on to come first in London's Big Half, equalling Manuela Schär’s course record for the women's wheelchair race.[5] In September 2022, she won the women's wheelchair race in the Great North Run.[6]
In April 2024, she won the women's wheelchair race in the Boston Marathon, becoming the first woman from Great Britain to do so.[7][8]

References
  1. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper". Team England. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper - Athletics | Team England Profile". Team England. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. "Athletics - Women's Para Marathon (T53/54) results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. "Historic half for the elites". The Big Half. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. Media, P. A. (11 September 2022). "Jacob Kiplimo and Hellen Obiri streak to victory in Great North Run". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. Haynes, Veronica (15 April 2024). "Hug shatters record; Cooper enjoys historic win in Boston Marathon wheelchair races". WCVB. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. Pinnow, Faith. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's wheelchair division". www.boston.com.


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