Bethy Woodward

Background

Woodward was born in Ringwood, England in 1992.

Career

Woodward, who has cerebral palsy became interested in athletics after competing in a school sports day at the age of eleven. After joining an athletics club she entered athletic meets competing in sprint events. She entered the School Games in 2007 and in 2009 she recorded a personal best in the 100m of 15.78s at the German Disability Championships in Sildelfingen.

In 2010 she improved on both her 100m and 200m times, recording 15.10 in the 100m at the Tunis Open, while in the 200m she ran 31.31 at the same event.

Woodward also began running competitively in the 400m in 2010, posting a time of 1:13.8 at the Perivale Sports Grand Prix. In 2011, Woodward was selected for the Great Britain team to compete in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, entering the T37 200m and 400m races.

In 2012 she recorded personal bests in both the 100m and 200m sprints, and qualified for the Great Britain team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Achievements

• She has competed at the highest level of her sport, representing England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain in the IPC Athletic World Championships and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Woodward first represented England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, coming 6th in the T37 100m. Although she did not win a medal in the 200m, she recorded a personal best of 69.21 in the 400m final taking the gold medal. On 5 September 2012, she won a silver medal in the 200m T37 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. 2013 Woodward won silver in the 200m at the IPC World Championships in Lyon after finishing fourth in the 100m. 2014 Woodward switched to long jump to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games and won silver with a new personal best of 4.00m. After suffering with injury, Woodward withdrew from the 100m at the IPC European Championships, but came back to win bronze in the 400m. Woodward is coached by long-term boyfriend and four-time British javelin champion Lee Doran.