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Sue Gilroy

MBE

Sue Gilroy at the 2005 Para Table Tennis European Championship
Personal information
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(1972-10-19) 19 October 1972 Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Employer	Shawlands primary school
Sport
Sport	Women's table tennis
Medal record Women's Table Tennis Representing England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Women's EAD Singles – Open Wheelchair 2006 Melbourne Women's EAD Singles

Susan Fiona "Sue" Gilroy, MBE (born 19 October 1972) is a British table tennis player and primary school teacher. She has competed in five Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016) and at the Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006).

Gilroy began playing table tennis at the age of 12 but her Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) 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 (MBE) "for services to Disabled and Able-Bodied Table Tennis and to Sport for Young People.".