Bethany "Bethy" Woodward was born on 26 December 1992 and is a former British Paralympic athlete who competed in sprint events in T37 events.
12 Facts About Bethy Woodward
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Bethy Woodward 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.
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Bethy Woodward was conferred as an Honorary Senior Fellow of Regent's University London on 9 July 2015.
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Bethy Woodward, who has cerebral palsy became interested in athletics after competing in a school sports day at the age of eleven.
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Bethy Woodward 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 Sindelfingen.
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Bethy Woodward began running competitively in the 400m in 2010, posting a time of 1:13.8 at the Perivale Sports Grand Prix.
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Bethy Woodward first represented England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, coming 6th in the T37 100m.
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In 2011, Bethy 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.
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Bethy Woodward won silver in the 200m at the IPC World Championships in Lyon after finishing fourth in the 100m.
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Bethy Woodward switched to long jump to compete for England at the Commonwealth Games and won silver with a new personal best of 4.00m.
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Bethy Woodward went further in 2017, when she handed back one of her silver medals, stating that the inclusion of one of her teammates was "giving us an unfair advantage".
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Bethy Woodward was coached by long-term boyfriend and four-time British javelin champion Lee Doran.