Josie Pearson, an MBE born on 3 January 1986, is a Paralympian wheelchair rugby player and athlete from England. She represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and became the first woman to compete in wheelchair rugby for her country at the Paralympics. After competing as a sprint athlete she switched to throwing events and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in both the discus and the club throw in the F51 class, taking gold in the discus with a world record distance on 7 September 2012. Royal Mail issued a stamp of each gold winning medallist and painted a post box in her home town gold.
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Pearson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to athletics.
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Pearson represented Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first women to compete in wheelchair rugby for her country at the Paralympics.
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Pearson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to athletics.
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