Sarah Storey
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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, 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.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1998 New Year Honours
. 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 – 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.
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, and defended her title in 2009.
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. She will also be the second athlete overall competing for England at the Games, following archer Danielle Brown
earlier in Delhi.
, a cycling sprint pilot.
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
, and twice British national track champion.
Storey (then known as Sarah Bailey) began her paralympic career as a swimmer, 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.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1998 New Year Honours
New Year Honours
The New Year Honours is a part of the British honours system, being a civic occasion on the New Year annually in which new members of most Commonwealth Realms honours are named. The awards are presented by the reigning monarch or head of state, currently Queen Elizabeth II...
. 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 – 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.
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, and defended her title in 2009.
She qualified to join the England team
England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
England will be represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. The country will go by the abbreviation ENG, will use the Cross of St George as its flag and "Jerusalem" as its victory anthem...
for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, where she will be "the first disabled cyclist to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games", against fully able-bodied cyclists. She will also be the second athlete overall competing for England at the Games, following archer Danielle Brown
Danielle Brown
Danielle Brown is a British competitive archer.Her first international competitive event was at the European Archery Championships in Nymburk in 2006. She reached the semi-finals of the Compound Bow Open Class event, and was defeated by Gulbin Su of Turkey...
earlier in Delhi.
Personal life
Sarah Storey was a nominee for the 2008 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability. She is married to Barney StoreyBarney Storey
Richard Barnaby "Barney" Storey MBE is a British cyclist. Storey rides as a sighted pilot for blind or partially sighted athletes in tandem track cycling events. He has competed at two Paralympic Games winning two gold medals....
, a cycling sprint pilot.