Bly Twomey

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  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.