"won four gold medals. He is the current Australian record holder for the fastest downhill skier (open record), posting a speed of 213.65 km/h. He also went on to compete at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. Deciding to change career paths, Michael took up cycling, and went on to win a gold medal in the 3000m Individual Pursuit at the Australian Track Cycling championship, breaking the Australian record. He was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' in 2001, and in 2014 was the assistant alpine skiing coach of the Australian Winter Paralympic team at the Sochi"
"and holding 75 world records. Storey was born Sarah Bailey in Manchester without a functioning left hand after her arm became entangled in the umbilical cord in the womb and the hand did not develop as normal. In 2007, she married tandem pilot and coach Barney Storey. Storey gave birth to her daughter, Louisa Marie, on 30 June 2013. In April 2017, it was announced that Storey was expecting her second child, who was named Charlie John. She and her husband live in Disley, Cheshire. Storey began her Paralympic career as a swimmer, winning two golds, three silvers and a"
"bronze in Barcelona in 1992. She continued swimming in the next three Paralympic Games before switching to cycling in 2005, reputedly because of a persisting ear infection. 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. Storey also competes against non-disabled 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. In 2014, she added a third national track title"
"with a win in the points race. Storey qualified to join the England team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she was ""the first disabled cyclist to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games"", against non-disabled cyclists. She was also the second Paralympic athlete overall competing for England at the Games, following archer Danielle Brown earlier in Delhi. In 2011, Storey competed for one of the three places in the GB squad for the women's team pursuit at the 2012 Olympic Games. Although she was in the winning team for the World Cup event in Cali, Colombia in"
"It was only the second time that a country had won gold medals across so many sports matching the achievement of China in 2008. Dame Sarah Storey DBE, the track and road cyclist, and Wheelchair Basketball player Simon Munn participated at their seventh Paralympic Games. Storey celebrated this achievement by becoming Great Britain’s most successful female paralympian. The youngest athlete on the team was thirteen-year-old swimmer Abby Kane. Anne Dunham MBE was the oldest member of the team at 67, bringing four Games worth of experience to a team of equestrian riders. Both athletes won medals during 11 days of"
"the 1998 New Year Honours. Following the Beijing Games, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2012, she was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Manchester. Following the 2012 London Games, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours. Storey was a nominee for the 2008 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability and the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Sarah Storey Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, (née Bailey; born 26 October"
"a clear lead in the medal table based on dominance within the velodrome, particularly in the female events where Kadeena Cox became the first British paralympian in 32 years to win golds in two different sports at the same Games, and Sarah Storey confirmed herself as the most successful female paralympian from Great Britain, overtaking the record set by fellow peer Tanni Grey-Thompson. On the road, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy were dominant, with racing driver turned handcyclist Alex Zanardi winning two gold medals and a silver to add to an identical haul from London in 2012. The United States,"
"Sarah Storey, who won two gold medals in cycling in 2008. They are the first English athletes with disabilities ever to compete in able-bodied events at the Commonwealth Games. Team England consists of 10 badminton players over 6 events. The competition draw for singles and doubles events was announced on 2 October 2010. Chris Adcock, Carl Baxter, Anthony Clark, Rajiv Ouseph, Nathan Robertson, Mariana Agathangelou, Elizabeth Cann, Heather Olver, Jenny Wallwork, Gabby White. Team England consists of 9 boxers over 9 events. On 30 September 2010 it was announced that Khalid Yafai was withdrawing due to a shoulder injury and"
"Crystal Lane Crystal Lane (born 13 September 1985) is a British Paralympic track and road cyclist competing in C5 events. A bronze medallist in the Road World Championships in 2011, she competed for Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2016 Games in Rio she took silver medal in the individual pursuit and bronze in the road race. Lane was born with an under-developed left arm and took up sport as a youth and was active in football, playing at county level. In 2008, she watched Sarah Storey compete at the 2008 Summer"
"British national title for the 200 metres tandem sprint competing with Craig MacLean. At the 2006 British National Tandem Sprint Championships held in Newcastle Storey defended the title partnered by partially sighted Paralympian Anthony Kappes; this made them the first Paralympic team to hold the able-bodied national title. Storey won gold medals in both the sprint and time trial at the 2006 World Disability Championships and defended both titles successfully in 2007. In 2007, Storey married Paralympian Sarah Bailey At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China, Storey competed as the pilot for Kappes in the B&VI 1–3 classification. In the"
"At the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Manchester in 2009 Storey teamed up with former Paralympic sprinter Neil Fachie. Together they broke the 1 km time trial world record for the B&VI 1 classification which had been set by Storey in partnership with Kappes. Barney Storey Richard Barnaby ""Barney"" Storey MBE (born 13 March 1977) is a British cyclist. He rides as a sighted pilot for blind or partially sighted athletes in tandem track cycling events. He competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games and won three gold medals. Storey has had Type 1 diabetes since the"
"she attended the World Rowing Junior Championships in Račice, Czech Republic. She came 11th with the junior women's quadruple sculls. In the 2011 trials at Lake Karapiro to determine the country's squad, she teamed up with Jennifer Storey, the younger sister of John Storey. At the 2011 World Rowing U23 Championships in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, she came fourth with the U23 women's quadruple sculls. At the 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, she won a bronze medal with the U23 women's quadruple sculls. At the 2013 World Rowing U23 Championships in Linz, Austria, she came fifth with"
"2015 British road race seasons. Storey attempted to break the world hour record at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London on 28 February 2015. She set a distance of 45.502 km, which was 563m short of Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel's 2003 overall world record – however Storey's distance did set a new world record in the C5 Paralympic cycling class as well as a new British record. In the Rio 2016 Paralympics Storey became Britain's most successful female paralympian when she won the C5 3000m individual pursuit final. Storey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in"
"going to GB team mate Sarah Storey. In 2012 Lane entered the UCI World Cup in Rome. There she finished 4th in the Road Race and 5th in the Time Trial. Lane qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in all three of her specialised events, C5 track pursuit, C5 time trial and C4-5 road race. Outside cycling Lane is a student Loughborough University, studying for an MSc in Sport Nutrition. Crystal graduated from the University of Exeter with a 2:1 in Exercise and Sports Science in 2011. Crystal Lane Crystal Lane (born 13 September 1985) is a British Paralympic track"
"World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S14. She finished fourth in the Women's 200m Freestyle S14 and Women's 200m Individual Medley SM14. Taylor Corry Taylor Corry (born 31 January 1995) is an Australian S14 swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won two silver medals. Corry was born on 31 January 1995, and grew up in Anna Bay, New South Wales. She has an intellectual disability. , she is a high school student at St. Philips Cristian College, Port Stephens. Her older brother is Keiran Corry. Like Taylor, he has"
"Paralympics in Beijing. She noticed that she had a similar disability to Storey and realised that she could classify as a Paralympic athlete. After a 2009 Great Britain campaign to find athletes for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Lane applied and was accepted for trials. By December 2010 she was part of a three athletes selected as part of the GB Para-Cycling Team for 2011. Lane made her international debut in 2011 competing in the Road World Championships in Roskilde, Denmark. She finished 9th in the C5 Time Trial and took the bronze medal in the C5 road race, the gold"
"Sarah Storey, who won two gold medals in cycling in 2008. They are the first English athletes with disabilities ever to compete in able-bodied events at the Commonwealth Games. Team England consists of 12 divers over 10 events. On 25 September 2010, it was announced that Peter Waterfield was withdrawing from the games. Team England consists of 45 swimmers over 44 events. Team England consists of 2 swimmers over 2 events. Team England consists of 12 archers over 8 events Team England consists of 91 athletes over 48 events On 21 September 2010 it was announced that 2006 Commonwealth Games"
"League Weekend programmes. In 2012, he commentated on Channel 4's BAFTA and RTS award-winning 2012 Summer Paralympics coverage . He featured on ""C4 Para 1, 2 & 3"" (three additional digital channels provided throughout the Games), on BSkyB, Virgin TV, FreeSat and Freeview (UK) platforms as well as online at Channel4.com. Dyer commentated on: Track Cycling (including GB's first Gold Medal of the Paralympics for Sarah Storey) Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair Rugby, Powerlifting and 7-a-side Football. In 2009, Dyer provided the voiceover for NikeID's video tutorial on their UK website, designed by R/GA . As well as providing four"
"including a swimming heat where Eleanor Simmonds set a new personal best and almost beat the world record, Sarah Storey winning her eleventh Paralympic medal, and Great Britain's opening wheelchair basketball game against Germany. Channel 4 noted that time was needed during the first few days to explain Paralympic events and the classification system to viewers, and that it was operating three additional channels' worth of live coverage throughout the Games. The broadcaster also stated that it had to make editorial decisions on which events to air during periods where a large number of events were in progress. The amount"
"in archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, having qualified ""after a two-day selection shoot in Coventry in June where she finished second behind world number one Nicky Hunt"". She was ""the first Paralympian to represent England in an able-bodied event at the Games"", though cyclist Sarah Storey (who won two gold medals in cycling at the 2008 Paralympics) also competed against able-bodied athletes a few days later. She won a gold medal in the Women's Team Compound event, beating Canada 232–229 alongside team-mates Nicky Hunt and Nichola Simpson. In 2011, she won an additional individual gold medal at"
"of the Year: Katherine Grainger Paralympian of the Year: Sarah Storey Young Olympian of the Year: Jade Jones Young Paralympian of the Year: Ellie Simmonds Team of the Year: GB team pursuit cycling squad (Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell) Community Award: Di Redfern Coach of the Year: Jenny Archer The Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Claire Lomas Lifetime Achievement Award: Baroness Sue Campbell 2011 The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards Venue: ""The Sunday Times"" offices Sportswoman of the Year: Sarah Stevenson Runner-up: Hayley Turner Team of the Year: Europe's Solheim Cup team, captained by Alison Nicholas"
"Sarah Stewart (basketball) Sarah Stewart (born 13 June 1976) is a 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where she won a silver medal; in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal; and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a second silver medal. Stewart has played in the Australian Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) and the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) since 2002. She has won numerous awards, including being named to the 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 WNWBL All-Star Five;"
"in the 100-metre backstroke (S14) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Sarah Paton Sarah Paton (born 28 October 1986) is an Australian former swimmer who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. She is the sister of swimmer Siobhan Paton, who won six gold medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and holds 13 world records in S14 category (intellectual disability). Paton is also a member of Telopea Swim Club, and is coached and trained by Mark Skimming. Paton qualified for the women's 800-metre freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 8:34.70 from"
"after suffering a back injury. He began to focus on tandem cycling and partnered Barney Storey. He just missed out on selection for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing but the pair went on to win gold at two events at the 2009 BT Paralympic World Cup. Jackson was a member of the Channel 4 commentary team for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, covering judo alongside Neil Adams. Based on his experiences of disability sport he is also a motivational speaker. Jackson was born on 28 May 1972. He received an MBE for services to sport in the 1997 New"
"British Paralympian Sarah Storey would be the first woman to attempt the record following the unified rule change. She attempted the record on 28 February 2015 at Lee Valley Velo Park in London, setting new British, Para-Cycling and Masters Age 35–39 records but missing out on the Elite record with a distance of . American Molly Shaffer Van Houweling broke the women's UCI Hour Record, riding a distance of on 12 September 2015 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Van Houweling had set three new US Hour Records in the year prior. The first was set on 15 December 2014, in Carson, California,"
"starting at 10:38 BST. Australia's Ellie Cole won the gold medal in a time of one minutes, 9.42 seconds, setting a new Oceania record. Great Britain's Stephanie Millward took silver and Elizabeth Stone won bronze. Eleven time Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit finished fourth. Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 The women's 100 metre backstroke S9 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August, at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. The event was for athletes included in the S9 classification, which is for competitors with physical impairments."
"Disabled Ski Team. This selection forced her to focus on swimming for her sporting career. She was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder from 2002 to 2011. She is currently a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She won five silver medals, and one bronze at the 2004 Athens Games, after competing in the Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 event, the Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 event, the Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 event, the Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 event and the Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 event. At the same games, she won a"
"against Brazil, Great Britain, and the Netherlands, but lost to the Canada. This was enough to advance the Gliders to the quarter-finals, where they beat Mexico. The Gliders then defeated the United States by a point to set up a final clash with Germany. The Gliders lost 44–58, and earned a silver medal. Sarah Stewart (basketball) Sarah Stewart (born 13 June 1976) is a 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where she won a silver medal; in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal; and"
"Sarah Storey, who won two gold medals in cycling in 2008. They are the first English athletes with disabilities ever to compete in able-bodied events at the Commonwealth Games. England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games (medalists) England was represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. The country went by the abbreviation ""ENG"", will use the Cross of St George as its flag and ""Jerusalem"" as its victory anthem. It had previously used ""Land of Hope and Glory"" as its anthem at the Commonwealth Games, but decided to change following an ""internet poll"". England's delegation is notable for"
"In 2012 at the London Paralympic Games she won 8 gold medals in the women's 100m backstroke S7, women's 50m butterfly S7, 100m freestyle S7, 400m freestyle S7, 50m freestyle S7, 200m individual medley SM7, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34 pts, and the 4 x 100m medleyrelay event. She broke Siobhan Paton's Australian record of six gold medals at a single Games by winning her seventh gold medal in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S7. In breaking the record she said ""Seven, I am in heaven"". She finished the Games with eight gold medals, more than any other"
"IPC Athletics World Championships and the same year won a gold medal at the Parapan American Games. She also participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where she won a bronze medal for discus throw of 5.29 metre. She participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France, competing in discus and club throw. In 2016 she beat her previous personal best of 4.89 metre with a 4.98 metre throw at the Women's Discus Throw in F52 category but got a bronze medal. Cole has two children, a son and a daughter, and has raised three of her nieces."
"Sareh Javanmardi Sareh Javanmardi (born 5 December 1984) is an Iranian Paralympic shooter from shiraz, Iran. She is the first ever female gold medalist from Iran to win in the shooting category of the Paralympics Games. In 2012 Paralympic Games held in London, she won a bronze medal in P2 (10m air pistol SH1). Later in 2014, she was chosen as the best Asian female athlete with impairments by the Asian Paralympic Committee. It was due to the two gold medals she won at the 2014 Asian Para Games held in Incheon, South Korea. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics on"
"1 km time trial they set a new world record time of one minute 2.864 seconds to win the gold medal. Storey and Kappes won their second gold medal of the Games in the B&VI 1–3 sprint. The pair defeated Argentina and Japan en route to the final which they won 2–0 against Australia. The medal came less than an hour after Barney's wife Sarah had won Paralympic gold in the same velodrome competing in the women's individual pursuit. Following the Beijing Games, Storey was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours."