19 Facts About Danielle Brown

Danielle Brown MBE was born on 10 April 1988 and is a British competitive archer and award winning children's author.

Danielle Brown has competed in the Paralympic Games, winning gold medals in Beijing and London, and has won medals shooting in the able-bodied category, including at the Commonwealth Games.

Danielle Brown reached the semi-finals of the Compound Bow Open Class event, and was defeated by Gulbin Su of Turkey.

Danielle Brown lost the bronze medal match to fellow British competitor Melanie Clarke.

Danielle Brown then took part in the IPC World Archery Championships in Cheongju in 2007.

In 2008, Brown won silver in the Invitation Disabled Archery Event in Stoke Mandeville, then competed at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, where she won gold in the Women's individual compound, defeating Wang in the quarter-finals, Clarke in the semis, and Chieko Kamiya of Japan in the final.

Danielle Brown represented England in archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, having qualified "after a two-day selection shoot in Coventry in June where she finished second behind world number one Nicky Hunt".

Danielle Brown was "the first Paralympian to represent England in an able-bodied event at the Games", though cyclist Sarah Storey competed against able-bodied athletes a few days later.

Danielle Brown was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to archery.

Danielle Brown is one of many athletes to have had a postbox painted gold after the London Paralympics.

On 1 September 2013 Danielle Brown won the able-bodied British title with victory at the Archery GB National Series finals in Nottingham.

Danielle Brown appealed the ruling, but it was upheld in favour of World Archery.

Danielle Brown competed at the 2015 able-bodied World Championships in Copenhagen.

Danielle Brown has complex regional pain syndrome in her feet, and competes sitting on a stool.

Danielle Brown was, at the time of the 2008 Paralympics, a law student at Leicester University, and subsequently achieved first-class honours.

Danielle Brown was given an honorary degree of Doctors of Laws from the University of Leicester on Friday 25 January 2013 On 19 September 2013 Leicester University named the Danielle Brown Sports Centre after her.

On 22 September 2013 Danielle Brown was made a Freewoman of the district of Craven and on 1 July 2014 Danielle Brown was given the Freedom of the City of London.

In 2019, Danielle Brown was inducted into the British University and College Sport's Hall of Fame.

On 26 May 2022, Danielle Brown won the Sunday Times Children's Sports Book of the Year award for her book Run Like a Girl.