Athlete Resume
Leanne started playing table tennis at the age of 12. She received her first GB vest at 15 at the Irish Open where she beat the World No8. She is now a member of the GB Paralympic training group for 2012 based in Sheffield. She has few opportunities to compete against players in her classification Wheelchair Women class 3 so she enters able-bodied events. She is ranked number six in the UK in the senior age group.
In the last year she has competed in Romania, Italy, Slovenia and Spain and represented Team England at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi finishing fifth in the singles.
Key Achievements
- Selected for the GB Paralympic team training group based in Sheffield
- 2010 BTTAD Senior Singles and Doubles - Bronze
- Selected for the 2010 Paralympic Commonwealth Games Singles - 5th
- Bronze medallist at the 2009 CP World Games
- 2009 European Championships, Genoa - Team Bronze
- 2008 Lincolnshire Sports Personality of the Year
- Beat the World No8 in her first International competition at the 2007 Irish Open
- 2008 ETTA Sheffield Open - Winner
Aims
- Medal at the National Championships
- Enter as many international competitions as possible
- Improve world ranking
- Compete at the Europeans Championships
- Selection for the GB Paralympic team in 2012
