- Sarah Storey
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Medal record Competitor for 
Great BritainWomen's swimming Paralympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke S10 Gold 1992 Barcelona 200 m individual medley SM10 Gold 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke S10 Gold 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke SB10 Gold 1996 Atlanta 200 m individual medley SM10 Silver 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle S10 Silver 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle S7–10 Silver 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley S7–10 Silver 1996 Atlanta 400 m freestyle S10 Silver 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke S10 Silver 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley 34pts Silver 2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke SB9 Silver 2004 Athens 200 m individual medley SM10 Bronze 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle S10 Bronze 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S10 Bronze 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S10 Women's cycling Paralympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Time trial LC 1–2/CP 4 Gold 2008 Beijing Individual pursuit LC 1–2/CP 4 Sarah Joanne Storey, née Bailey OBE (born 26 October 1977, Manchester, England) is a British swimmer, track and road cyclist, multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games, and twice British national track champion.
Storey (then known as Sarah Bailey) began her paralympic career as a swimmer,[1] winning two golds, three silvers and a bronze in Barcelona in 1992 at 14. She continued swimming in the next three Paralympic Games before switching to cycling in 2005.[2]
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1998 New Year Honours.[3] At the 2008 Paralympic Games, her fifth, Storey won the individual pursuit – in a time that would have been in the top eight at the Olympic final[4] – and the road time trial. Following the Beijing Games Storey was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours.[5]
She also competes against able-bodied athletes and won the 3 km national track pursuit championship in 2008, eight days after taking the Paralympic title,[6] and defended her title in 2009.[7]
She qualified to join the England team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she will be "the first disabled cyclist to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games", against fully able-bodied cyclists.
[8] She will also be the second athlete overall competing for England at the Games, following archer Danielle Brown earlier in Delhi.[9]
Personal life
Sarah Storey was a nominee for the 2008 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability. She is married to Barney Storey, a cycling sprint pilot.
References
- ^ "Sarah Storey Pursuing More Paralympic Glory in Beijing" 12 March 2008
- ^ Sarah Storey profile at Laureus.com, accessed May 2010
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54993. p. 14. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Results at cyclingweekly.co.uk
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 12. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Profile at www.inspirationalspeakers.co.uk
- ^ "Storey on top as Pendleton shines"
- ^ "InterviewSarah Storey: From Paralympic swimmer to Commonwealth cyclist", The Guardian, October 1, 2010
- ^ "The Paralympian taking on able-bodied athletes", The Independent, October 2, 2010
Categories:- 1977 births
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