MULTI-AWARD-WINNING athlete Dame Sarah Storey is the most successful Paralympic British sports stars of all time, having competed in the pool, on the track and in cycling.
Now the inspirational athlete is in the running for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024.
Instagram Sarah Storey shared this picture on Instagram informing fans about quitting Dancing On Ice[/caption]
Sarah Storey, 47, is up against popular stars including Luke Littler and Jude Bellingham in the race for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024.
Olympic 800m champ Keely Hodgkinson, triathlon king Alex Yee and record-breaking batsman Joe Root have also made the shortlist.
Sarah has spoken out about how para-sports is not covered enough between Paralympic games.
She said that this affects people’s ability to recognise her compared to her able-bodied counterparts.
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“You only have to look at comments when I was out of Dancing on Ice, people were like, ‘Well, who is she?’
“People don’t see para-sport on TV enough to know who their most successful athlete is.”
And she may well have a point — bookies have her at 100/1 to lift the SPOTY crown.
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Sarah was due to appear on Dancing on Ice 2025, but a nasty injury has forced her to pull out.
Dame Sarah Storey has been forced to withdraw from Dancing On Ice after suffering a serious injury.
The 47-year-old athlete broke the news to fans on the morning of December 6, 2024, sharing a picture of her injured leg in a cast.
She wrote: “Absolutely gutted to have my Dancing on Ice training interrupted in this way – just as my first routine with @slongchambon was really coming together!
“An awkward stumble and fall with my left foot stuck on the ice sadly led to me fracturing my left ankle.
“I’m so fortunate that both Sylvain and Coach @stephenpickavance were by my side and knew exactly what to do and that the medical backup for the show is truly world class.”
Sarah Storey is the definition of a sport championHow old is Sarah Storey and where is she from?
Sarah Joanne Bailey was born on 26 October 1977 in Manchester, England, and has a younger brother named Simon who is also an athlete.
Growing up in Cheshire wasn’t the easiest as she was hounded by bullies at school who targeted her for her success.
“They’d call me weird, and accuse me of being big-headed when I couldn’t have kept a lower profile. They even hated me for coming to school with wet hair after training. It was horrible,” she explained in 2012.
Sarah Storey has amassed a treasure trove of medalsWhat is Sarah Storey’s disability?
Sarah was born with an under-developed left hand as her arm was tangled while in the womb and caused the defect.
However it is clear she has never let her disability stand in her way – and even fears some people don’t think she is disabled enough to compete in Paralympic games.
“I didn’t believe I had enough of a disability. When I first came into disabled cycling, it took the whole team of staff a while to convince me that it isn’t just about legs – upper body control is vital, too,” she explained in 2012.
When did Sarah Storey start competing in sport?
Sarah started competing from a young age and was training hard while a school girl – which led her to be taunted by classmates.
Sarah Storey stared off in swimming and then switched to cycling in 2005Not letting the bullies get her down, Sarah focused on her competitions and had 5 medals to her name by the time she turned 18.
She competed as a swimmer until 2005 – at which point she switched to cycling.
Why did Sarah Storey switch between swimming and cycling and why?
In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games when Sarah was just 14 she won two gold medals, three silver, and one bronze.
And while her success continued in the pool, persistent ear infections caused her to change her sport of choice and swap the swimming costumes for the bike saddle.
Sarah Storey might be happier now she doesn’t have to compete with ear infectionsShe made the swap in 2005 and her continued success in sport has seen her crowned the most successful female Paralympic athlete in British sport history – and one of the most successful Paralympic athletes in the world.
How many medals has Sarah Storey won?
In the Paralympic Games, Sarah has scooped 19 gold (5 swimming, 14 cycling), 8 silver (swimming) and 3 bronze (swimming) across nine of the Games.
She also holds more than 140 national titles, 73 world records, 29 World Championship titles, 21 European titles and 7 World Cup titles.
Never letting her disability hold her back, she also qualified for 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the English team.
Great Britain’s Sarah Storey kisses her daughter Louisa as she celebrates winning gold in the Women’s C5 3000m Individual Pursuit Final at the Rio Olympic VelodromePA:Press AssociationIs Sarah Storey married? Who is her husband?
Sarah is married to fellow British athlete, Richard “Barney” Storey – who has competed in tandem track cycling events, is partially sighted and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when aged four-years-old.
The couple tied the knot in 2007 and welcomed a daughter named Louisa Marie on 30 June 2013.
Sarah has credited her daughter with pushing her to her athletic best, saying in 2016: “I was in the best form I’d ever been [after giving birth] because I still had all of the physiological benefits from having a baby, such as the extra blood volume and higher haemoglobin.”
When did Sarah Storey become a Dame?
Sarah was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours list following her triumphant performance in the 2012 London Games.
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