Milford on Sea para-athlete, Simon Heaps has recently returned from representing Great Britain at the Jordan Para Open, where he was delighted to have won a Gold and Silver Medal.
Travelling to the tournament, his competition wheelchair was damaged and it took 4.5 hours to get it repaired on the practise day. Although the replacement wheels were different to his normal wheels, he had a great first day, winning all of his singles matches, including a win against the Indian No 1 and Commonwealth Games semi finalist, 3-1.
Gold was won in the MD8 Class with my French partner. We beat the No 2 seeds in our group 3-0 and it was the Jordanian pair that we beat in the Final, again 3-0 to win that Gold Medal."
Disappointingly for Simon, within 10 mins off the final finishing, he had to leave for the airport airport to catch his plane home and missed the official medal ceremony.
He is also very gratefully to the local companies below that provide very valuable sponsorship:
- Macron Sportwear
- WMS Underfloor Heating
- Will Stone Gas Plumbing & Heating
- Everton Hyundai
- British Online School
- Portsdown View Care Home
- Snap Fitness 24/7 Christchurch
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About Simon Heaps
Simon was born in 1955 and lives in Milford on Sea. In 2019 he lost his lower right leg due to long-term Type 1 Diabetes that he has had since 13 years of age. In 2022 his left leg was also amputated.
Always an accomplished table tennis player, he has now focussed his life on becoming a successful international para-athlete.
Simon has gone on become a key player in the Great Britain Para Table Tennis Team (Class 5). He is also now firmly established as Great Britain No 2 in his Class and is World Ranked.
All of Simon's appearances for Great Britain are on a self funding basis including buying his Great Britain kit. Participating in international competitions throughout a year costs approaching £20,000.
Simon always welcomes and is grateful for any type of support, such as; company sponsors, charitable donations, raffles and draw prizes.
To find out more about Simon, to support, or to donate, please click here or contact him directly.
07710 354640
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