Dame Sarah Storey is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympic athlete of all time, having claimed a staggering 19 Gold Paralympic medals in swimming, track and road cycling. Equally as successful in World Championships, Sarah has earned an impressive four IPC Swimming World Champion, 12 UCI Para-cycling Road World Champion and 14 UCI Para-cycling Track World Champion titles. Alongside her commitment to Para sport, Sarah is also the Director of Team Storey Sport Limited and is the President of Lancashire Cricket Club. Such success as a sportswoman has made Sarah highly sought-after as a keynote speaker for corporate events.
At the start of her career, Sarah initially competed in swimming events, claiming five Gold, eight Silver and three Bronze Paralympic medals from 1992 to 2004. Following a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Sarah left swimming and pursued cycling, competing at her fifth Paralympic Games in 2008. Sarah yet again found great success in cycling, claiming 10 Paralympic Gold medals in road cycling and five Paralympic Gold medals in track cycling. Across the course of her career, Sarah has also impressively set 11 World Records and was a London Games Ambassador for Deloitte and Scottish Widows. Aside from her great successes in sports, Sarah is also renowned as the Team Owner and Manager of Podium Ambition and the former Academy Principal of Skoda UK Cycling Academy.
More recently, Sarah was appointed as a Visiting Professor at The Manchester Metropolitan University. She has also shared her time alongside para-sport as the Active Travel Commissioner of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. In addition, Sarah has acted as a Non-Executive Director to the Department for Transport and has been an Active Travel Commissioner for the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. With such a decorated career to her name, it is without surprise that Sarah has been appointed MBE for Services to Swimming for People with Disabilities, OBE for Services to Disabled Sport, and DBE for Services to Para-Cycling. She has also been the recipient of an Honorary Degree from the University of Manchester, was nominated for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2012, and won The Sunday Times Disability Sportswoman of the Year in 2020. Looking ahead, Sarah is set to compete in the 2025 series of Dancing on Ice, adding another exciting chapter to her already impressive journey.
With a truly remarkable sporting career to her name, Dame Sarah Storey is now a popular motivational speaker for corporate events. Delivering a variety of content at large national and international conferences, Sarah is renowned for her resilient and solution-based approach, that drives audiences to succeed. Sarah is also passionate about the development of young people, championing initiatives that allow youth to thrive. A key patron of charities such as Boot Out Breast Cancer, What About The Children and the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust, Sarah is committed to helping people of all ages and backgrounds reach their full potential. If you are looking for a decorated Paralympian to share their inspiring story at your next event, don’t hesitate to hire Dame Sarah Storey today.
In April 2023 we sat down virtually with Sarah Storey and discussed how London 2012 Transformed the Lives of Disabled People. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Sarah Storey.
How to hire Sarah Storey
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Sarah Storey for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Dame Sarah Storey's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Drive & Determination
- Peak Performance
- Leadership & Teamwork
- Overcoming Adversity
- Sports & The Olympics
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"It went brilliantly! Dame Sarah was such a pleasure to meet. Sarah’s speech was excellent & inspiring. We have had so much positive feedback." - Birdseye
- 2025 - Set to compete in Dancing On Ice
- 2024 - 2x Gold medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
- 2024 - President of Emirates Old Trafford, Lancashire Cricket Club
- 2024 - Visiting Professor at The Manchester Metropolitan University
- 2022 - Active Travel Commissioner for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- 2021 - Appointed a NED of the Department for Transport
- 2021 - 3 x Gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
- 2021 - Ambassador of Fennies Nurseries
- 2019 - Active Travel Commissioner of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- 2019 - Academy Principal of Skoda UK Cycling Academy
- 2017 - Owner of Storey Racing Limited
- 2016 - 3 x Gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
- 2013 - Team Owner & Manager of Podium Ambition
- 2012 - 4 x Gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
- 2010 - London Games Ambassador for Deloitte
- 2009 - Director of Team Storey Sport Limited
- 2007 - London Games Ambassador for Scottish Widows
- 2008 - 2 x Gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
- 2004 - 2 x Silver & 1 x Bronze medallist at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games
- 2000 - 2 x Silver medallist at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
- 1996 - 3 x Gold, 1 x Silver & 1 x Bronze at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games
- 1992 - 2 x Gold, 3 x Silver & 1 x Bronze at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games
