▁with ▁his ▁pal om ino ▁Champ agne , ▁before ▁taking ▁up ▁dress age ▁whilst ▁working ▁with ▁Gem ma ▁Green ▁for ▁nine ▁years ▁at ▁her ▁yard ▁in ▁Jersey . ▁Laur ens ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Within ▁two ▁years ▁he ▁began ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁Great ▁Britain ▁para ▁dress age ▁team . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁Gra de ▁III ▁Dis abled ▁D ress age ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁also ▁won ▁both ▁team ▁and ▁individual ▁fre est yle ▁g olds ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Para ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Selected ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁his ▁first ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Laur ens ▁entered ▁the ▁individual ▁fre est yle ▁test ▁grade ▁III ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Britain ▁quart et ▁for ▁the ▁overall ▁team ▁championship . ▁Comp eting ▁on ▁his ▁horse ▁' O cean ▁Diam ond ' ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁event ▁behind ▁H annel ore ▁B ren ner ▁of ▁Germany . ▁In ▁the ▁team ▁open ▁Laur ens , ▁with ▁team m ates ▁Lee ▁Pear son , ▁Anne ▁Dun ham ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁Christians en ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁Great ▁Britain ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁that ▁event ▁at ▁four ▁consecutive ▁Games . ▁Following ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁BBC ▁South ▁West ▁Dis abled ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the