Background
Turner was born on 15 October 1977 in London, England.
Turner was born on 15 October 1977 in London, England.
In 2001 she graduated from the University of Roehampton with a Bachelor"s degree in English Language.
She has represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She is a 3.5 point player. She lives in Chobham, Surrey.
She became a paraplegic at the age of twenty after breaking her back.
She has a son, Luke.
Turner began playing wheelchair basketball for the Aspire Force team in 1999, and made her championship début at the 2003 European Championships, held in Hamburg, Germany. At this event, she finished in bronze position.
When she was in rehabilitation after breaking her back at the age of twenty, Turner watched wheelchair basketball in the spinal unit"s sport centre. As of 2012, she is classed as a 3.5 point player.
Turner first played for Great Britain in 2003, at the European Championships in Hamburg, where her team finished with a bronze medal.
The following year, Turner was part of the team that came eighth at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. Her team came eighth at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. At the 2012 London Paralympics, she was part of the team that came seventh, after winning against the Mexican team
In August 2012, Turner told British Broadcasting Corporation Surrey, " will be extremely special.
We know they will get behind us and cheer us on. lieutenant gives us that extra bit of confidence that we need on the court.".