Sue Bailey (table tennis) explained

Sue Bailey
Honorific Suffix:MBE
Birth Date:19 October 1972
Birth Place:Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
Occupation:Primary school teacher
Employer:Shawlands primary school
Sport:Women's table tennis

Susan Fiona Bailey, (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]

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

In 2009, Bailey was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book . ipc-services.org . . 19 September 2004.
  2. Web site: Susan Gilroy MBE . Honorary Awards . Sheffield Hallam University . 10 September 2016 . 2009.
  3. Web site: BAILEY Susan . 1 September 2021 . IPTTC.org . ITTF Para Table Tennis.
  4. Web site: Sue Gilroy MBE . rio.paralympics.org.uk . 11 September 2016 . 11 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111112637/http://rio.paralympics.org.uk/meet-the-team/athlete-profile/sue-gilroy-mbe . dead.
  5. Web site: Birthday Honours 2009: CSV . gov.uk . 11 September 2016.