Sue Gilroy

Susan Fiona "Sue" Gilroy, MBE (born 19 October 1972[1]) is a British table tennis player and primary school teacher. She has competed in five Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016) and at the Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006).[2]

Sue Gilroy
MBE
Sue Gilroy at the 2005 Para Table Tennis European Championship
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1972-10-19) 19 October 1972
Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationPrimary school teacher
EmployerShawlands primary school
Sport
SportWomen's table tennis
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Women's EAD Singles – Open Wheelchair
2006 Melbourne Women's EAD Singles

Gilroy 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.[3]

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

In 2009, Gilroy 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.".[4][5]

References
  1. "Sue Gilroy". rio2016.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "Susan Gilroy MBE". Honorary Awards. Sheffield Hallam University. 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "Sue Gilroy MBE". rio.paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 17.
  5. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416586/BD_2009.csv/preview
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