Stefanie Reid

Not to be confused with Stephanie Reid.

Stefanie Reid

MBE

Personal information
Full name	Stefanie McLeod Reid
Born	26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) (age 41) New Zealand
Website	StefReid.com
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Disability class	T44
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing Canada Paralympic Games Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 200m T44 Parapan American Games Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Long jump F42/44 Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m T46 Paralympic World Cup Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 200m T44 Representing Great Britain Paralympic Games Silver medal – second place 2012 London Long jump F44 Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio Long jump F44 IPC World Championships Gold medal – first place 2017 London Long jump T44 Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch Long jump F44 Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch 200 m T44 IPC European Championships Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea Long jump T44 Paralympic World Cup Silver medal – second place 2012 Manchester 200 m T44 Bronze medal – third place 2010 Manchester 200 m T44 Bronze medal – third place 2012 Manchester 100 m T44 Disability Athletics Challenge Gold medal – first place 2010 London Long jump F44 Grand Prix Bronze medal – third place 2010 London 100m T44

Stefanie McLeod Reid MBE (born 26 October 1984) is a track and field paralympian who competes for Canada and Great Britain, competing mainly in category T44 long jump and sprint events. A multiple medal winner at European and world level, she won a bronze medal in the 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and silver in the long jump at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal life

Reid was born in New Zealand to British parents; her father is Scottish and her mother is English. The family moved to Toronto, Canada when she was aged 4. Reid lost her right foot in a boating accident, aged 16. Her life was saved by a surgeon in Toronto who amputated her right leg below the knee.

Reid is married to Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos, and they now live in England where they both train at Loughborough University. Reid is a Christian.

In 2024, Reid campaigned for Nike to allow customers to buy single shoes, rather than pairs, if they were disabled, stating that the company used amputee mannequins in its stores without offering an option to only purchase individual trainers. In response, Nike said it was "exploring opportunities."

Athletics career

Sports-loving before the accident, she played rugby union, but encountered difficulties after her amputation with referees who felt the artificial leg could injure other players. Deciding to concentrate on her studies, she gained a full scholarship to Queen's University to study biochemistry. After joining the campus track and field team, three years later she competed at the World Championships.

Competing for Canada in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, she won a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres - T44 event, went out in the first round of the women's 100 metres - T44 event and finished fifth in the women's Long jump - F44 event. She switched allegiance to Great Britain at the start of 2010.

In April 2013, it was announced that Reid would feature in the latest campaign for British high-street store Debenhams, the first high street chain to use disabled models in its campaigns. Reid's photo was featured in British Vogue magazine in April 2013. The imagery celebrates diversity in the retail sector.

Reid attempted to qualify to represent Scotland in the main long jump competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She did not meet the qualifying standard of 6.2 metres, although she set a world record for the T44 class at the Sainsbury's Glasgow Grand Prix (5.47m) whilst attempting to qualify.

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Paralympic sport.

Television career

Since retiring as a full time athlete in June 2022, Reid began to carve out a career as a reporter, guest and presenter across a range of media outlets.

Reid was a semi-finalist on Celebrity MasterChef in 2018 and was a quarter-finalist on the fourteenth series of Dancing on Ice.

In 2020, Reid was a commentator for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

In 2023, Reid was part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's sports coverage team of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in Chile.

In 2025, Reid was part of the BBC's coverage of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, commentating on field events.

External links

• Official website of Stef Reid
• Stef Reid at ParalympicsGB
• Stef Reid (Great Britain) at the International Paralympic Committee
• Stefanie Reid (Canada) at the International Paralympic Committee