BAILEY Susan

Great Britain
Table Tennis
19 Oct 1972
48
Female
4
BARNSLEY
 
Great Britain
BARNSLEY
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Women's Team - Classes 4-5
GBR
Great Britain
 3 Bronze Medal
Women's Singles - Class 4  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
Women's Singles - Class 4 Group B
#3
GBR
BAILEY SBAILEY Susan
 Sport Class: 4
0
SRB
PERIC RANKOVIC BPERIC RANKOVIC Borislava
 Sport Class: 4
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 7
Women's Singles - Class 4 Group B
#12
TPE
LU PCLU Pi Chun
 Sport Class: 4
3
GBR
BAILEY SBAILEY Susan
 Sport Class: 4
1
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
Women's Team - Classes 4-5 Quarterfinal 2
#2
JOR
Jordan
1
GBR
Great Britain
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
Women's Team - Classes 4-5 Semifinal 1
#5
CHN
China
2
GBR
Great Britain
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
4Singles - Class 42016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5Singles - Class 42012London, GBR
5Singles - Class 42008Beijing, CHN
7Singles - Class 42004Athens, GRE
9Team - Class 4-52008Beijing, CHN
9Singles - Class 42000Sydney, NSW, AUS
World Championships
2Singles - Class 42014Beijing, CHN
3Team - Class 4-52017Bratislava, SVK
3Singles - Class 42006Montreux, SUI
4Team - Class 42010Gwangju, KOR
5Singles - Class 42018Lasko, SLO
5Singles - Class 42010Gwangju, KOR
5Team - Class 42006Montreux, SUI
17Women's Open Wheelchair2010Gwangju, KOR
Commonwealth Games
1Women's Open Wheelchair2006Melbourne, VIC, AUS
1Women's Open Wheelchair2002Manchester, GBR
European Championships
3Team - Class 4-52019Helsingborg, SWE
3Singles - Classes 4-52017Lasko, SLO
5Team - Class 4-52017Lasko, SLO
13Singles - Classes 4-52019Helsingborg, SWE
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Gillers (Athlete, 27 May 2015)
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Teacher
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University of Huddersfield, Great Britain
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Husband Steve, daughter Lauren, son Ryan
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English
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In May 2017 she underwent surgery on her arm and was out of action for three months. She resumed playing six weeks before winning a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships in Lasko, Slovenia. (ittf.com, 01 Oct 2017)
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She began playing table tennis at age seven. (Athlete, 27 May 2015)
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Both her parents competed in the sport in a local league and encouraged her to start playing. (paralympics.org.uk, 07 Apr 2012)
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To win a Paralympic gold medal. (Athlete, 27 May 2015)
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British wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson. (Athlete, 27 May 2015)
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Her father. (Athlete, 27 May 2015)
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"Always do your best and never give up, however difficult things get." (Athlete, 27 May 2015)
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In 2009 she was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] for services to table tennis, her work in coaching and her charity work. The same year she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in England. (britishparatabletennis.com, 08 Mar 2020; shu.ac.uk, 14 Nov 2009, 01 Jan 2009)

In 2002 and 2006 she was named BBC Disabled Sports Personality of the Year for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. (britishparatabletennis.com, 08 Mar 2020; shu.ac.uk, 14 Nov 2009)

General Interest

Classification
TT4 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Impairment Details
She has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome [a disorder that affects connective tissue], fibromyalgia [which causes widespread pain and fatigue], and chronic pain syndrome. (paralympics.org.uk, 07 Apr 2012; barnsley-chronicle.co.uk, 26 Apr 2012)

General
RIO MEDAL HEARTBREAK
She came close to winning her first Paralympic medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, which was her fifth Paralympic Games. In the TT4 singles bronze medal match she led Serbian player Nada Matic 2-0, but went on to lose the match 3-2. "I'm absolutely gutted. Fourth is the worst position to be in, particularly when you have been 2-0 up. I'm proud of what I've done but I'm gutted for my family and coaches who have helped me so much that I just couldn't get that medal." (britishparatabletennis.com, 08 Mar 2020)

OCCUPATION
She works full-time as a primary school teacher in England. (Twitter profile, 08 Mar 2021; espn.com, 08 Mar 2021)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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