Bly Twomey

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Bly Twomey
Personal information
Born (2010-04-27) 27 April 2010 (age 14)[1]
Home townBrighton, England
Sport
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC7
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Singles WS7
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Doubles WD14

Bly Twomey (born 27 April 2010), is a British para table tennis player. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Twomey made her international debut in March 2023 at the Costa Brava Spanish Para Open.[2] Twomey represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the women's doubles WD14 event, along with Felicity Pickard, and won a bronze medal.[3] She also won a bronze medal in the women's singles WD14 event at the same championship. At 14 years old, she became Great Britain's youngest medalist in table tennis.[4]

References

  1. "Bly Twomey". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. "Bly Twomey Rising Faster than a Shooting Star". ittf.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. Eloit, Ed (29 August 2024). "Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain's youngest table tennis medallist". The Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. "Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain's youngest table tennis medallist". The Impartial Reporter. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.