Sue Gilroy
Susan Fiona "Sue" Gilroy, is a British table tennis player and primary school teacher. She has competed in five Paralympic Games and at the Commonwealth Games.
Gilroy began playing table tennis at the age of 12 but her Ehlers–Danlos syndrome 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.
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. In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire "for services to Disabled and Able-Bodied Table Tennis and to Sport for Young People.".
