Emma Wiggs won gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the KL2 category, gold and silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in VL2 and KL2 categories, and is an eleven-time world champion.
10 Facts About Emma Wiggs
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Emma Wiggs graduated from the University of Chichester with a degree in sports and exercise sciences in 2003, and went on to qualify as a teacher by gaining the Postgraduate Certificate in Education in 2004.
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Emma Wiggs worked as a physical education teacher at Lavant House in Chichester and The Regis School in Bognor Regis before becoming a full-time athlete.
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Emma Wiggs took up sitting volleyball in 2010 after attending a UK Sport talent identification day, where she was offered the opportunity to train in five different sports but chose sitting volleyball because she wanted to compete in a team sport.
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Emma Wiggs captained the Great Britain team which won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Championships in the second division, coming 11th overall.
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Emma Wiggs became a full-time athlete, training at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, and won European and World Championship titles in the K1 200m TA class in 2013.
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Emma Wiggs won further world titles in the K1 200m KL2 class in 2015 and 2016, and won the silver medal at the 2015 European Championships.
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Emma Wiggs won gold in the KL2 class at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, the first Paralympics to feature canoeing events, with a time of 53.288 seconds.
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Emma Wiggs then continued her success with Gold and Silver at the Paracanoe Worlds in the VL2 and KL2.
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Emma Wiggs has been chosen as one of 35 elite female athletes for the 'Unlocked' initiative, set up by Women's Sports Trust, with the aim of challenging the lack of diversity in sport, particularly at a senior level; she is a performance champion at Vitality, and she is working in partnership with Caravan and Motorhome Club supporting disabled access.