Sabrina Fortune

Sabrina Fortune (born 25 May 1997) is a British Paralympic track and field athlete from Wales competing in category F20 throwing events. Fortune won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put, a gold medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, also in shot put, and a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in shot put.

History Fortune, who comes from Bryn-y-baal, Mold in north Wales, has speech dyspraxia which makes communication difficult for her. Her condition resulted in a mild intellectual impairment. after which she studied hospitality management at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham.

Fortune won the gold medal in shot put F20 at 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, with a championship-record throw of 13.30 m. Fortune won the gold medal in shot put F20 at 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, with a championship-record throw of 13.91m.

In June 2021 she was among the first dozen athletes chosen for the UK athletics teams at the postponed 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. She came fifth in the 2020 Paralympic F20 Shot Put, with a distance of 13.56m.

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships Sabrina won gold in the F20 shot put.

In the lead up to the 2024 Summer ParalympicsSabrina broke her own world record in the F20 shot put, with a throw of 14.83m.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Sabrina won the gold medal in the F20 shot put, with another world record of 15.12m.