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Disabled Sportsman 2004, BBC South Sports Personality of the Year 2005, BBC South West Paralympian of the Year 2008, BBC South Disabled Sports Personality of the Year 2004, Sports Journalist Award for Disabled Sportsman of the Year.
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looked likely to have ended his career. He had damaged his neck, but did not realise the extent of the damage at the time. A series of accidents after that, notably tripping over a black cat whilst working as a milkman in
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for services to disabled sport. Awarded an
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875:"BBC Dorset - People - Darren Kenny"
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1024:"Kenny's record could go in final"
897:"Athlete Biography - KENNY Darren"
402:(born 17 March 1970) is a British
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555:Best Hour Performance
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