Stef Reid

Stef Reid is a British Paralympic long jumper and sprinter. She is a World Champion, four-time Paralympian, triple Paralympic medallist, and five-time world record holder. She has a degree in biochemistry, and her adventures off the track include acting, modeling (including being the first amputee to walk the London Fashion Week catwalk!), and serving as Vice President for The Leprosy Mission UK and British Athletics. She is a trustee for the Women’s Sport Trust, and an ambassador for the London Air Ambulance Charity and British Ice Skating. Reid starred in the British reality TV show "Dancing On Ice 2022," making it to the quarterfinals and showing the world you can learn to skate with an artificial foot! You can also catch her on BBC 2’s "Pilgrimage: The Road Through the Alps" airing in April 2025.

Reid was born in New Zealand to a Scottish father and English mother, grew up in Toronto, and moved to Dallas, Texas with her Canadian husband all before settling back in the UK in 2010. Her talent and passion for sport were spotted early, and at 12 she was already dreaming of playing rugby on the world stage. But at 15, Reid was involved in a boating accident and suffered severe propeller lacerations. Her life was saved but her right foot was damaged beyond repair and amputated.

Reid's focus shifted from her sports to her studies, and she graduated as valedictorian earning a full academic scholarship to Queen’s University in Canada to study biochemistry. While at Queen’s, she joined the university athletics team just to see how fast she could still run. Upon graduation, she put her plans of medical school on hold and decided to give her childhood dream of being a professional athlete one last chance!

After a glittering 18 year Paralympic career, Reid announced her retirement from elite sport in June 2022. She now works as a motivational speaker, broadcaster, and executive coach and is always up for a new adventure! She was shortlisted for Best Storyteller 2025 by The Speaker Awards in the UK.