Category: BC4

Date of Birth: 11/01/08

Coach: Jamie Newnham

From: Surbiton, South West London

Meet the rest of the Great Britain boccia squad…

Sophie joined the Talent Transition squad in 2023, at the age of 15, and in the same year secured gold at the World Youth Championships with Tyler McLelland in the BC4 Pairs.

She has also reached the podium at the UK Championships, two years running, winning silver in 2022 and bronze in 2023.

She made her senior international debut in 2024 and has impressed by winning medals at major events and competing against highly ranked athletes. The highlight to date was a silver medal at the Povoa World Cup where she beat the world number two.

She moved up to our World Class Programme and was part of a ParalympicsGB delegation visiting the Paralympic Games in Paris, designed to inspire Paralympians of the future and familiarise them with the scale of the event.

Sophie was first introduced to boccia at Treloar’s School. Her advice to those wanting to try out the sport is to, “take every opportunity you are given, learn new things and ultimately have fun whilst playing!”