SUGDEN Louise

Date of Birth: 20 Jul 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: READING

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : NEWBURY

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -86 kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -86 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

POWERLIFTING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
7	-86 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	120.0
10	-86 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	96.0
Commonwealth Games
2	Women's Bench Press Heavyweight	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	89.2
European Open Championships
3	-86 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	108

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
7	Women	2012	London, GBR
8	Women	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
5	Women	2014	Toronto, ON, CAN
6	Women	2010	Birmingham, GBR

Lou (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

Watching films, listening to music, knitting. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

Occupation:

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Aylesbury Aces [Aylesbury, GBR]

Tom Whittaker [national], GBR

Other sports:

She represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012. (louisesugden.co.uk, 19 Nov 2017)

2017 for Great Britain, World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

She was sidelined for three months after undergoing surgery on a wrist injury in September 2011. (bucksfreepress.co.uk, 27 Apr 2012)

She took up Para powerlifting in June 2017 at Loughborough University in England. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019; louisesugden.co.uk, 19 Nov 2017)

She felt that she needed a new challenge after retiring from international wheelchair basketball in August 2016. "I spent a while training with the [British] Para canoe team but unfortunately I was not the classification they had hoped so that was the end of that little adventure. I tried a couple of different sports - rowing, canoeing, and powerlifting. I just really took to powerlifting. Then I stumbled upon Para powerlifting. I've always been strong and I love the gym but I could not have imagined that my body would take to the sport in such a positive way." (swlondoner.co.uk, 19 Nov 2018; louisesugden.co.uk, 09 Oct 2017, 19 Aug 2016)

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

She trains at Loughborough University in England. (newburytoday.co.uk, 30 Jan 2021)

Winning bronze in the 86kg category at the 2018 European Championships in Berck-Sur-Mer, France. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

British wheelchair basketball player Ann Wild. (channel4.com, 21 Dec 2011)

Coach Tom Whittaker. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

"I have a few lucky items I like to have on competition day." (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

Philosophy:

"Dream big, work hard." (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

Impairment Details
She was involved in a road traffic accident in 1985 that resulted in paraplegia. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

General
SWITCHING SPORT
After putting an end to her career in wheelchair basketball she took up Para powerlifting. After just nine months in her new sport, she won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. "I'm still getting used to powerlifting, as it's a change in environment and mindset from wheelchair basketball. Unless my body suddenly gives up, there is no reason I can't achieve plenty more." (bucksfreepress.co.uk, 10 Apr 2018)

COACHING
She has coached the London Titans wheelchair basketball team in England. (louisesugden.co.uk, 24 Oct 2017)

OCCUPATION
She is a trained chartered accountant. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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