Libby Clegg, born Elizabeth Gemma Clegg on 24 March 1990, is a British Paralympic sprinter and tandem track cyclist who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain. Born in Stockport and raised in Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders, she attended the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh and has a deteriorating eye condition, Stargardt's macular dystrophy. She won silver in the T12 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and gold in the T11 100 and 200 metres at Rio in 2016, breaking the world record in the 100 metres, which made her a double Paralympic champion. In October 2022 she and James Ball won gold in the mixed team sprint at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
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Elizabeth Gemma Clegg (born 24 March 1990) is a British Paralympic sprinter and tandem track cyclist who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain at international events.
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She represented Great Britain in the T12 100m and 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver medal in the T12 100m race.
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Elizabeth Gemma Clegg (born 24 March 1990) is a British Paralympic sprinter and tandem track cyclist who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain at international events.
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She won Gold in Rio at the 2016 Paralympic Games in 100m T11 where she broke the world record and T11 200m, beating the previous Paralympic record in the process, thus making her a double
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