Megan Shackleton
Personal information
Born (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999
Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportPara table tennis
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeams C4-5
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 BratislavaTeams C4-5
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 VejleTeams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place2019 HelsingborgTeams C4-5

Megan Shackleton (born 21 March 1999) is a British Paralympic table tennis player. She won bronze in the Women's Team – Class 4–5 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo with Sue Bailey. She is also a World bronze medallist and a double European bronze medallist.[1]

Shackleton was once a competitive swimmer and focused on participating in the Olympics. However, she had a spinal fracture in a machinery-related accident at the age of nine, which left her reliant on a wheelchair. In 2011, aged 12, she began playing para table tennis after visiting an open public sporting event in Leeds and trying out the sport. Two years later, she joined the GB para table tennis team.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Megan Shackleton – IPTTC Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Megan Shackleton – British Para Table Tennis". British Para Table Tennis. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.


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