Sally Brown (born 26 June 1995) is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

competing mainly in T46 sprint events. In 2012, she qualified for the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

and was selected for the T46 100m and 200m sprints.

Personal history

Brown was born in Derry in Northern Ireland and grew up in the village of Ballykelly. She was born with

dysmelia Dysmelia (from the Greek (), "bad" + (), "limb" + English suffix -ia) is a congenital disorder of a limb resulting from a disturbance in embryonic development.(2006) Dysmelia (Limb Deficiency/Reduction). pp 312-322. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosi ...

in her lower arms which resulted in her left arm not fully developing. She was educated at

Limavady High School Limavady High School is a secondary school in the Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It currently has around 800 pupils enrolled. The school is part of the Limavady Learning Partnership. History Opened in 1961, the school occupi ...

before moving to

Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...

in England in 2013. Brown is in a relationship with fellow Paralympian

Jonnie Peacock Jonathan Peacock MBE (born 28 May 1993) is an English sprint runner... An amputee, Peacock won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics, representing Great Britain in the T44 men's 100 metres event. He won a Bronze me ...

Sports career

Brown took up athletics for enjoyment as a nine-year-old. She joined Springwell Runners and began entering junior competitions. In 2009, she took on Phillip Tweedy as her coach and the next year she took silver in the IWAS World Junior Championships in Olomouc in the Czech Republic. Brown's time in the 100m and 200m sprint continued to impress and in January 2011, at the age of 15, she was selected for the Great Britain squad to compete in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. In Christchurch she qualified through the heats of both the 100m and 200m T46 sprints. In the finals Brown finished sixth in the 100m, and third in the 200m securing the bronze medal. In April 2011 she travelled to Dubai to take part in her second IWAS World Junior Championships, winning gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m. In 2012 Brown was again selected for the Great Britain team, travelling to Stadskanaal in the Netherlands to compete in the

IPC Athletics European Championships The World Para Athletics European Championships (''European Para Athletics Championships''), known prior to 2018 as the IPC Athletics European Championships is an event organized by World Para Athletics, the international athletics federation estab ...

. There she collected two more international medals, winning bronze in the 100m and 200m events. Less than three months later Brown was part of Team GB, competing in the

in London. She failed to qualify for the 200m, finishing fourth in her heat. In the 100m she came through the heat stages, and in the final finished sixth with a time of 13.67s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Sally 1995 births Paralympic athletes of Great Britain Female sprinters from Northern Ireland Living people Sportspeople from County Londonderry Alumni of Loughborough University Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Paralympic sprinters Sprinters with limb difference