Hayley Sands
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 13 March 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
| Club | Woodville District Table Tennis Club |
Hayley Sands (born 13 March 2000) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Personal
[edit]Sands was born on 13 March 2000.[2] On January 2, 2013, at the age of thirteen, a diving accident the family swimming pool in Kings Park, South Australia resulted in a C4/C5 incomplete spinal cord injury.[3] Sands spent eight months recovering at the Women's and Children's Hospital in South Australia. She attended Cabra Dominican College.[4] Sands has completed an interior architecture degree at the University of South Australia.[5][6] In 2024, she is an Interior Designer at Woods Bagot.[7]
Table tennis
[edit]Sands was introduced to table tennis at a Paralympics Australia Come and Try Day.[2] She is classified as class 2 player.[8] She first represented Australia in Thailand in 2019. She competed at the 2023 Oceania Para Championships in the women's singles class 2–5.[9]
She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Women's Singles 1-2, Women's Doubles 18 and Mixed Doubles 7 but did not progress after losing opening matches.
In 2024, she is a South Australian Sports Institute athlete.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Table Tennis Squad For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Hayley Sands | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "All the right moves". Messenger - Westside Weekly (Adelaide, Australia). 7 December 2016. p. 13.
- ^ "Brave Hayley brings ray of sunshine to Crows". The Advertiser. 13 March 2014. p. 4.
- ^ "Hayley ready to serve up a Paralympic dream". The Advertiser. 7 September 2020. p. 3.
- ^ "'F**k, I wish I went with mum to get that chicken': How one decision changed Hayley's life forever". 27 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b Institute, South Australian Sports (13 May 2024). "Powering greatness beyond sport". South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Australia, Table Tennis. "National Squads/ Teams". www.tabletennis.org.au. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "ITTF Oceania Para Championships 2023 - Results". results.ittf.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.