Danielle Brown MBE PLY

Danielle Brown MBE is a double Paralympic gold medallist in archery, winning in Beijing 2008 and retaining her title in London 2012. World number 1 for her entire career, she was also the first disabled athlete to represent England at the Commonwealth Games in an able-bodied discipline, where she won gold in the team event. After retiring from competitive sport, she now works as a professional speaker and diversity and inclusion consultant to help organisations improve their knowledge around disability and women’s empowerment. Giving back is very important to Danielle and she spends a lot of time in schools, teaching success skills to children. She writes non-fiction books that inspire them to raise aspirations and believe in their abilities – and, of course, makes sure that positive disability representation is firmly on the map. Her book Run Like A Girl won the Sunday Times Children’s Sport Book of the Year in 2022.