Susan Fiona Bailey, MBE (née Gilroy; born 19 October 1972)[1] is a British para table tennis player and primary school teacher. She has competed in six Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020) and at the Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006).[2][3]
_(47206778).jpg) Bailey at the 2005 Para Table Tennis European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1972 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Shawlands primary school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bailey began playing table tennis at the age of 12 but her Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) made her stop at 15; she also has fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndrome. She started playing again at the age of 18 in a wheelchair.[4]
Competing for England she won a gold medal in singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and successfully defended her title in Melbourne in 2006.
Honours
editIn 2009, Bailey was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University.[2] In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to Disabled and Able-Bodied Table Tennis and to Sport for Young People.".[5][6]
References
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- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ a b "Susan Gilroy MBE". Honorary Awards. Sheffield Hallam University. 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "BAILEY Susan". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Sue Gilroy MBE". rio.paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 17.
- ^ "Birthday Honours 2009: CSV". gov.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.