Name:Eleanor May Simmonds

Born:November 11th 1994

Age:19

Hometown:Walsall

Occupation:Paralympic swimmer

Awards and achievements:Gold Paralympic medalist

Ellie Simmonds was born in Walsall which is in the west midlands of England.

She lived with her mum Val Simmonds and her dad Steve Simmonds.

She was born with dwarfism. From the age of 13 she has won many medals.

A few years after her birth, Ellie Simmonds family moved to Aldrige where she

studied at Aldrige School.However because of her size she was severely bullied.

Even though Ellie Simmonds was disabled she was still very active her favourite activities were horse riding and ballet.

At the age of 13,Eleanor Simmonds was the youngest Briton to compete

in the Olympic Games where she won a gold medal.In the same year

she won BBC Young Sport Personality Of The Year. A year later

she recived a MBE by the queen!

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