Bly Twomey

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Bly Twomey
Personal information
Born (2010-04-27) 27 April 2010 (age 14) [1]
Home town Brighton, England
Sport
Sport Para table tennis
Disability class C7
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Singles WS7
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 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. "TWOMEY Bly". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025. (alternate link)
  2. "Bly Twomey Rising Faster than a Shooting Star". International Table Tennis Federation . 28 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. Elliot, Ed (29 August 2024). "Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain's youngest table tennis medallist". The Independent . Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. "Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain's youngest table tennis medallist". The Impartial Reporter . 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.