Stephanie Inglis
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| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||
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3 November 1988 Inverness, Scotland | ||||||||||||
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| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's 57 kg | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stephanie Inglis (born 3 November 1988) is a Scottish judoka. She competed for Scotland in the women's 57 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[1]
On 10 May 2016, whilst on a sabbatical teaching English as a second language in Ha Long, Vietnam, whilst riding as a pillion passenger on a motorbike taxi, Inglis's skirt got caught in the wheel, pulling her off the motorcycle. Her sister Stacey later told the BBC News Victoria Derbyshire programme that Inglis was in a coma and "in a very critical state."[2]
The family were told that Inglis did not have the correct travel insurance to cover the cost of her medical treatment in Vietnam. As a result, an online fundraising page was created on the GoFundMe fundraising website to help pay for her treatment.[2][3] By the end of July it had raised more than £320k.[4]
Having resultantly been moved to a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on 6 June 2016, Inglis awakened three weeks after being placed in a medically induced coma, after opening her left eye and grabbing her father's hand in response for the first time since waking up.[5]
On 13 June 2016, Inglis arrived home in Scotland having been flown via air ambulance to continue her recovery.[6] She was able to speak within a few days[7] and to give an interview some weeks later.[8]
References
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Commonwealth Games judo medallist in Vietnam motorbike accident". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ Saul, Heather (13 May 2016). "Scottish judo star in coma after Vietnam motorcycle accident". The Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Click here to support Help Save Stephanie Inglis by Khalid Gehlan". GoFundMe.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Judo's Stephanie Inglis out of coma to hold father's hand". BBC News. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ Scott, Aidan. "Injured judo star Stephanie Inglis arrives back in Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Stephanie Inglis: Judo star speaks for first time since accident". BBC News. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Real Stories: Fundraising campaign saved British sporting hero's life after horrific accident". ITV News. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-28.