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] She suffered a head injury in May 2016 and was unable to return to competitive sport.
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| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1988 Inverness, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's 57 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Head injury
editIn 2016, Inglis was on a sabbatical teaching English as a second language in Ha Long, Vietnam. On 10 May 2016, whilst riding as a pillion passenger on a motorbike taxi, Inglis's skirt got caught in the wheel, pulling her off the motorcycle. She was put into a medically-induced coma and treated in an intensive care unit in a hospital in Hanoi.[2] Her sister Stacey later told the BBC News Victoria Derbyshire programme that Inglis was in a coma and "in a very critical state."[3]
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.[3][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]
She initially had hopes of returning to judo.[9] In July 2017 she conceded that as a consequence of her head injury she would not return to competition.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Howarth, Angus (13 May 2016). "Scots Glasgow 2014 judo star in coma after Vietnam accident". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Commonwealth Games judo medallist in Vietnam motorbike accident". BBC News. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Saul, Heather (13 May 2016). "Scottish judo star in coma after Vietnam motorcycle accident". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Judo's Stephanie Inglis out of coma to hold father's hand". BBC News. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ 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 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Real Stories: Fundraising campaign saved British sporting hero's life after horrific accident". ITV News. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Stephanie Inglis takes time over judo return in pursuit of 2022 Games". BBC. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ King, Diane (26 July 2017). "Stephanie Inglis brain injury prevents return to judo". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
