PARALYMPIC champion Jon Allan Butterworth has landed back on home soil after making history as the first British serviceman injured in the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts to win gold.

The 30-year-old, from Sale, came first in the Mixed C1-5 team sprint in cycling alongside team mates Jody Cundy and Louis Rolfe in Rio.

The trio not only took home gold but managed a new world record time of 48.635.

Jon Allan said: “I said before that I would trade all my three silvers at London 2012 for one gold. Finishing fourth in the kilo wasn’t too much of a worry as I knew that the team sprint was my focus.

“I get more satisfaction out of a team event than the individual because three people have got to have a perfect ride. There’s so much room for error so when you get it right it’s amazing.”

Jon Allan, a former Weapons Technician in the RAF, was serving in Iraq in August 2007 when he was caught in a rocket attack on Basra Air Station.

He was operated on by doctors in a battlefield hospital, who carried out an above the elbow amputation of his left arm.

During recovery, Jon Allan joined the Battleback programme, a partnership between the British Paralympic Association, the Ministry of Defence and military veterans charity Help for Heroes, which put him on the road to Paralympic success.

Jayne Kavanagh, performance pathway manager at Help for Heroes, said: “We’re so proud of Jon-Allan and his performance, he deserves every success for his hard work and dedication.”