Background
Blake"s father, also called Paul, is an actor, best known for playing the bounty hunter Greedo in Star Wars (1977), while his mother Kate is a former ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet.
Blake"s father, also called Paul, is an actor, best known for playing the bounty hunter Greedo in Star Wars (1977), while his mother Kate is a former ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet.
He followed this up with two gold medals at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships, both in his favoured 800m event. Born in Dorchester, Dorset, Blake developed cerebral palsy after being deprived of blood in the womb. He also has the World Record in the T36 800m (2:0802) and 1500m (4:3442).
In 2013 Blake represented Great Britain at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.
There he took part in the 400m and 80m T36 events. At the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, Blake enjoyed a medal winning championships.
He started it off with a bronze medal in the T36 100m behind his team mate, Graeme Ballard. Blake followed his 100m success with a silver medal in the 400m in south Wales.
At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Blake was given the role of captain for the Great Britain team