Megan Shackleton
Megan Shackleton (born 21 March 1999) is a British Paralympic table tennis player. She won bronze in the Women's team – Class 4–5 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo with Sue Bailey. She is also a World bronze medalist and a double European bronze medalist. [1]
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| Born | 21 March 1999 Halifax, West Yorkshire, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shackleton was once a competitive swimmer and focused on participating in the Olympics. However, she had a spinal fracture in a machinery-related accident which left her wheelchair bound at nine years old. She started playing para table tennis aged twelve when she went to visit an open public sporting event in Leeds and tried out table tennis, she then joined the GB national para table tennis team in 2013.[2]
References
- "Megan Shackleton - IPTTC Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 2 November 2021.
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