Name	Kelly Sibley
Nicknames	Kel, Sible
Date of Birth	21/05/1988
Place of Birth	Leamington Spa
Height	1.70m
Star Sign	Taurus
Status	Single
In Table Tennis
English Ranking	2
World Ranking	159
Resides	National Training Centre, Sheffield.
Current Club	Irun Leka Enea (Spain)
Previous Clubs	Lillington Free Church, Grove, SA Souché Niort (France), DJK TuS Essen-Holsterhausen (Germany).
Coach	Alan Cooke.
Sponsors	Tees Sport, OLBG.
Equipment	Blade: Boll Spirit ST; Rubbers: Tenergy 05 2.1mm.
Playing Style	Right Hand Attacking Shakehand.
Major Injuries	Had an operation on my left hip at the start of the 2008/09 season and was out for five months.
Table Tennis Ambition	To medal at London 2012 and the Commonwealths 2014.
Biggest Achievements	Winning a gold medal at the World Team Championships in Division 1.
Proudest Moment	When I became England No.1 for the first time and winning the National Championships.
At Home
Favourite Food	Roast dinners.
Favourite Pastimes	Seeing friends, shopping, playing football & pool, listening to music, watching TV & films.
Favourite Other Sports	Football, Tennis, Pool.
Ambition outside of Table Tennis	To have a happy life and to make sure my family have the same.
Favourite Music	RnB, Pop.
Favourite Film	Mamma Mia, Pretty Woman.
Favourite TV Series	Grey's Anatomy.
Favourite Colour	Baby blue.
Favourite Sports Person	Kelly Holmes.
Favourite Quotes	"Champions aren't made in the gyms.  Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - - a desire, a dream, a vision."
	Muhammad Ali, American Boxer
	"Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts', probably lost."
	Martina Navratilova, American Tennis Player
Advice to young players	If you want to achieve in table tennis, or in any sport, you have to train hard. Never give up. Always welcome criticism and give it 110%!

About me!

I first started playing Table Tennis when I was eight years old at my local club, Lillington Free Church. The reason I got involved in Table Tennis was because my mother, Lynn Bolitho, used to play. She was one of the best women players in the town and county. I would go to Free Church every Saturday. Thereafter, I started to enjoy it a lot more and went more frequently.

When I was about ten years old I started to enter some of the tournaments on the circuit. I will always remember my grandad bought me some table tennis shoes and I felt like a proper professional!

When I was thirteen, I was invited to live at the National Training Centre in Nottingham. I lived there for two years and I am now living at the new English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

Throughout my career there have been many positive influences, but in particular I would like to thank my parents for all their help and support and believing in me.

I would also like to thank the people at Lillington Free Church, for their encouragement, as well as my coach, Alan Cooke, for all his help over the years.

Lastly, I would like to thank my sponsors, Tees Sport and OLBG.