Sarah Storey

"Sarah Bailey" redirects here. For the British-born American elocutionist, see Sarah Lord Bailey. For the referee, see Sarah Thomas (American football official). For the radio DJ, see Sarah Story.

Dame
Sarah Storey
DBE
Storey in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSarah Storey
Born (1977-10-26) 26 October 1977 (age 47)
Manchester, England[1]
Team information
Current teamStorey Racing
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010–2011Horizon Fitness
2012Escentual–For Viored
2013–2015Breast Cancer Care
2017Storey Racing
2019–Storey Racing
Professional teams
2016Podium Ambition Pro Cycling
2018Storey Racing
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 5 8 3
IPC World Championships 6 5 5
Total 11 13 8
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200 m individual medley SM10
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke SB10
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 200 m individual medley SM10
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle S7–10
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley S7–10
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 400 m freestyle S10
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke SB9
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m individual medley SM10
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S10
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Malta 4x100m Freestyle relay S7-S10 and 100 m Breaststroke SB10[2]
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m Freestyle S10[3]
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 200 m Ind. Medley SM10[4]
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 400 m Freestyle S10[5]
Silver medal – second place 1994 Malta 100 m Backstroke S10[6]
Silver medal – second place 1994 Malta 200 m Ind. Medley SM10[7]
Silver medal – second place 1994 Malta 400 m Freestyle S10[8]
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch 100 m Backstroke S10[9]
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch 4x100 m Medley open[10]
Silver medal – second place 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m Backstroke S10[11]
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Malta 4x100 m Medley S7-10[12]
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch 200 m Ind. Medley SM10[13]
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch 400 m Freestyle S10[14]
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Christchurch 4x100 m Freestyle open[15]
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata 50 m Freestyle S10[16]
Women's cycling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 14 0 0
Para Track World Champs 15 2 2
Para Road World Champs 14 2 0
Para Euro Cycling Champs 3 1 0
Total 44 5 2
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Time trial LC 1–2/CP 4
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Time Trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Road Race C4–5
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race C4-5
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual Road Race C4–5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Road race C4–5
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bogogno Time trial LC1[17]
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bogogno Road race LC1[18]
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baie-Comeau Time trial C5[19]
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baie-Comeau Road race C5[20]
Gold medal – first place 2011 Roskilde Time trial C5[21]
Gold medal – first place 2011 Roskilde Road race C5[22]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Greenville Time trial C5[23]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Greenville Road race C5[24]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Time trial C5[25]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Road race C5[26]
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Road race C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Road race C5
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aigle Time trial[27]
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aigle Road race[27]
European Championships[27]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Alkmaar Road Race[27]
Silver medal – second place 2005 Alkmaar Time Trial[27]
Track cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Individual pursuit LC 1–2/CP 4
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Time Trial C4–5 500m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit C5
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aigle 3km Pursuit LC1
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bordeaux 3km Pursuit LC1[27]
Gold medal – first place 2009 Manchester 3km Pursuit LC1[28]
Gold medal – first place 2009 Manchester 500m time trial LC1[29]
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montichiari 500m time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montichiari 4km Pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2012 Carson 500m time trial C5[30]
Gold medal – first place 2012 Carson 3km Pursuit C5[31]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes 3km Pursuit C5[32]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Scratch race C1-5[33]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Apeldoorn 500m time trial C5[34]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Apeldoorn 3km Pursuit C5[35]
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari 3km Pursuit C5[36]
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montichiari 500m time trial C5[37]
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montichiari Scratch race C5[38]
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bordeaux 400m time trial LC1[27]
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Aguascalientes 500m time trial C5[39]
European Championships[27]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Alkmaar Individual Pursuit[27]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Alkmaar 500m time trial[27]

Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, DBE (née Bailey; born 26 October 1977) is a British cyclist and swimmer, a multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion (2 × Pursuit, 1 × Points, 3 × Team Pursuit).

Her total of 30 Paralympic medals, including 19 gold medals, makes her the most successful (by gold medals) and most decorated (by total medals) British Paralympian of all time as well as one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes of all time.[40][41] She has the unique distinction of winning five gold medals in Paralympics before turning 19.

Storey's major achievements include being a 29-time World champion (6 in swimming and 23 in cycling), a 21-time European champion (18 in swimming and 3 in cycling) and holding 75 world records.[42] She is regarded as one of the most experienced campaigners in the history of the Paralympics as she took part at the Paralympics on nine occasions between 1992 and 2024.[43]

For several years at her peak, Storey's progress was such that she was competitive at able-bodied elite level on the track, and for a period was in the Great Britain Olympic squad programme for team pursuit. She won a number of UCI Track Cycling World Cup gold medals in team pursuit in that period, and narrowly missed the (able-bodied) women's hour world record by less than 600 metres, taking the national record. She remains the current para world record holder in women's 3000m individual pursuit and hour record.

On 2 September 2021, she surpassed Mike Kenny's 16 Paralympic gold medal record to become Great Britain's most successful Paralympic athlete of all time after securing her 17th Paralympic gold medal when she won the women’s road race C4-5 event.[44][45]

  1. ^ Dame Sarah Storey on Twitter (19 December 2021) "I was actually born in Manchester..." Twitter. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1994 – Women's 100m Breastroke SB10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  3. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del 2002 – Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  4. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del 2002 – Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  5. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del 2002 – Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  6. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1994 – Women's 100m Backstroke S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  7. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1994 – Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  8. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1994 – Women's 400m Freestyle S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  9. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1998 – Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  10. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1998 – Women's 4x100 m Medley open International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  11. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del 2002 – Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  12. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1994 – Women's 4x100m Medley Relay S7-10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  13. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1998 – Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  14. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1998 – Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 International Papic Committee (IPC).
  15. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships 1998 – Women's 4x100 m Freestyle open International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  16. ^ IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del 2002 – Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
  17. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2009 – Women's Time Trial LC1 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  18. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2009 – Women's Road Race LC1 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  19. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2010 – Women's Time Trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  20. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2010 – Women's Road Race C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  21. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2011 – Women's Time Trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  22. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2011 – Women's Road Race C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  23. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2014 – Women's Time Trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  24. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2014 – Women's Road Race C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  25. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2015 – Women's Time Trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  26. ^ UCI Para Road World Championships 2015 – Women's Road Race C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dame Sarah Storey OBE profile British Cycling.
  28. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2009 – Women's 3km pursuit LC1 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  29. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2009 – Women's 500 m time trial LC1 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  30. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2012 – Women's 500 m time trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  31. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2012 – Women's 3km pursuit C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  32. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2014 – Women's 3km pursuit C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  33. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2014 – Women's Scratch race C1-5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  34. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2015 – Women's 500 m time trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  35. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2015 – Women's 3km pursuit C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  36. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2016 – Women's 3km pursuit C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  37. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2016 – Women's 500 m time trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  38. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2016 – Women's Scratch race C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  39. ^ UCI Para Track Cycling World Championships 2014 – Women's 500 m time trial C5 International Cycling Union (UCI).
  40. ^ Ben Church. "Sarah Storey wins 15th Paralympic gold medal in Tokyo". CNN. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  41. ^ "Sarah Storey saddles up in quest to be Britain's most-decorated Paralympian | Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  42. ^ Dame Sarah Storey DBE profile Team Storey Sport.
  43. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Dame Sarah Storey eager to make history and continue on to Paris 2024". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  44. ^ "Storey wins record-breaking 17th gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  45. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Dame Sarah Storey breaks record with 17th gold medal". Sky News. Retrieved 2 September 2021.