Pippa Britton
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Pippa Britton
She is currently serving as vice-chair of the Sport Wales board and of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Life and career
Britton was born in either Surrey, England[2] or Newport, Wales.[3] She had Spina bifida since her birth.[3]
As a child, Britton was a swimmer and expressed her love for sport. At age 7, she stated she wanted to be a championship swimmer.[4]
In the early 1990s,[3] after being encouraged by her husband to take up something new,[4] Britton first got involved with archery as a social activity following a "have a go" session. Britton took a six-week beginner archery course,[4] and felt she "wasn't any good to start with" at the time. She commented how her disability limits which sports are available to her, but felt archery had members that were unceasingly willing to help and two archery clubs, the Neath Archers and Llantarnam Archery, helped her "feel really included".[4][5]
In 1999, she qualified for the development squad, and in 2001 attended her first World Archery Championships.[4]
She attended two
Britton was a standing archer at the beginning of her archery career, but later started to sit on a stool and then became a wheelchair user. Especially following two major spinal surgeries in the middle of her career.[4]
She competed as part of the Welsh and British archery teams for 15 years, during which she won a place on the podium in six World Championships and 24 international events.[6] She has gained eleven world records during her career,[7] and also represented the Welsh able-bodied team,[5] on more than 20 occasions.[5] Disability archery events she's participated in include the World Para Archery Championship, European Para-Archery Championships and Paralympic Games.[8] During her competitive career she also was a coach and mentor to development squad athletes.[9] Britton was the first para-archery member of the World Archery athletes' committee when her membership began in 2011.[10]
She retired in 2015,[2] following an injury which forced her to retire, and she later moved into a career on managing sport.[9] In the same year, she was re-elected for another term as a para-archery member of the World Archery athletes' committee, with the term lasting until 2019.[11]
In April 2016, Britton claimed British Airways had lost her wheelchair, which she claimed was found in Geneva before returned to Heathrow. Britton said the ordeal left her stranded, as she needed it for her personal independence, and "in tears". She described the situation as "unacceptable" on Twitter.[3][12]
In June 2016, as chair of
She was appointed as a member of the International Paralympic Committee's anti-doping committee in September 2018.[10] Britton currently serves as vice-chair of the Sport Wales board[6] and as a vice-chair (since July 2023)[14] and independent member of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.[7][9]
As of August 2023[update], she is a member of the Sports Honours Committee,
She is also currently a trustee at
In June 2023, Britton was honoured as an
Competitive history
Event date(s) | Event | Team/Individual | Medals received | Individual
ranking |
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9 September 2008 – 17 September 2008 | 2008 Summer Paralympics, Beijing, China | Great Britain | selected
|
5th |
14 August 2009 – 22 August 2009 | World Para Archery Championship, Nymburk, Czech Republic | Team | gold | 4th |
8 August 2010 – 14 August 2010 | European Para-Archery Championships, Vichy, France | Individual | silver | 2nd |
Team | silver | |||
10 July 2011 – 17 July 2011 | World Para Archery Championship, Turin, Italy | Team | silver | 8th |
30 August – 5 September 2012 | 2012 Summer Paralympics, London, United Kingdom | Great Britain | selected
|
9th |
Source: World Archery[1][13][21]
References
- ^ a b c "Pippa Britton | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Paralympian awards city for its sporting inclusivity". South Wales Argus. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Mears, Tyler (14 April 2016). "Paralympian in tears after claiming airline lost her wheelchair". WalesOnline. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Pippa Britton: If you want change, you've got to be in the room where decisions are made". UK Anti-Doping. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "OBE for double Paralympic archer Pippa Britton". archerygb.org. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Wales, Sport Wales Board Members | Sport. "Sport Wales Board Members". Sport Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Pippa Britton OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Pippa Britton: The Paralympic archery legend fighting for inclusion in sport". GiveMeSport. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Pippa Britton". Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Pippa Britton appointed to IPC Anti-Doping Committee | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Britton elected para archery athlete representative | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Paralympian left stranded after airline 'lost' her wheelchair". STV News. 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b "World Archery Athlete Profile - Pippa Britton". 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Appointment of Vice Chair and independent member (Third sector) to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Pippa Britton Appointed as Charity Commission Wales Board Member". Business News Wales. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Pippa Britton appointed as Charity Commission Wales Board Member". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Philips named UKAD Athlete Commission chair as Winckless and Britton step down". www.insidethegames.biz. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Welsh recipients recognised in the King's first Birthday Honours". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "King's birthday honours recognise the high-performance sport and major events community". www.uksport.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Honorary Fellowship awarded to double Paralympian Pippa Britton OBE". Nation.Cymru. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Pippa Britton | World Archery - Results". www.worldarchery.sport. Retrieved 3 August 2023.