There were barely nine years between Danielle Brown discovering her calling and becoming a double Paralympic champion.
The 33-year-old from West Yorkshire was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome as a teenager - with constant chronic pain in her feet burdening an active adolescence. But it was on Brown’s 15th birthday when a discovery of her talents with a bow and arrow sent her on an obsessive mission to Paralympic glory.
While remarkably balancing the rigours of a first-class law degree, Brown enjoyed unprecedented success in Para Archery, dominating the international circuit for years and claiming her maiden Paralympic gold at Beijing 2008. She even became the first disabled athlete to represent England in able-bodied events at the Commonwealth Games as she starred in a team victory in Delhi two years later.
