Sue Gilroy

Sue Gilroy

Personal information
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	19 October 1972 Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Sport
Sport	Women's table tennis
Club	Works at shawlands primary school
Medal record Women's Table Tennis Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Women's EAD Singles – Open Wheelchair 2006 Melbourne Women's EAD Singles

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]

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. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 17. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
5. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416586/BD_2009.csv/preview