Sabrina Fortune

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NationalityBritish
Born (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 28)
CountryWales, Great Britain
Sabrina Fortune
Fortune in 2016
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 28)
Home townWrexham, Wales
Sport
CountryWales, Great Britain
SportPara athletics
DisabilityIntellectual impairment
Disability classF20
Event(s)
Shot put
Discus
ClubDeeside Amateur Athletic Club
Coached byIan Robinson
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisShot put F20
Bronze medal – third place2016 RioShot put F20
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 DubaiShot put F20
Gold medal – first place2023 ParisShot put F20
Gold medal – first place2024 KobeShot put F20
Gold medal – first place2022 New DelhiShot put F20
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 BerlinShot put F20

Sabrina Fortune (born 25 May 1997) is a British Paralympic track and field athlete from Wales competing in category F20 throwing events. Fortune won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put,[1] a gold medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, also in shot put, and a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in shot put. [2]

Fortune, who comes from Bryn-y-baal, Mold in north Wales, has speech dyspraxia which makes communication difficult for her.[3] Her condition resulted in a mild intellectual impairment.[3] She attended Argoed High School,[4] after which she studied hospitality management at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham.[3]

Athletics career

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