Sara Head

Sara Head (born 12 April 1980) is a Welsh Paralympic table tennis player. Head has represented Wales at two Commonwealth Games and was selected for the 2012 Paralympic Games, where she took the bronze medal in the women's team class 1–3 event with team-mate Jane Campbell.

Career history Head was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1980 and grew up in Beddau near Pontypridd. She was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School. At the age of 15 Head became paraplegic after contracting a virus. She initially took up wheelchair basketball, but switched to table tennis after a boyfriend introduced her to the sport around 2000. Head's ability at the sport brought her to the attention of Disability Sport Wales who encouraged her to keep training at the sport and also introduced her to Paralympian Jim Munkley.

Although Head did not medal in Manchester by 2004 she had won the Hungarian Open and two years later she again represented Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. As losing semi-finalists, Head and Campbell were placed into the bronze medal decider, against Italy's Michela Brunelli, Pamela Pezzutto and Clara Podda. Just like their first round match against Turkey, Head and Campbell lost both opening matches before winning their next two individual matches and then came from 2–1 down in the doubles match to win 3–2 and took the bronze medal.