Bailey Matthews

{{short description|British schoolboy, from Worksop (born 2006)}}

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• Pride of Britain Award (2015)
• Helen Rollason Award (2015)
• Bassetlaw Community Award Special Award (2015)
• Yorkshire Awards (2015)
• Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards (2015)
• Redlands Outstanding Achievement Award (2018)
• British Citizen Youth Award BCyA
• Child of Britain Award (2022)

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Bailey Matthews (born 2006) is a British schoolboy, from Worksop, who has won awards for his sporting achievements in the face of his cerebral palsy. Matthews made international headlines in 2015 after completing his first junior triathlon (a {{Convert|100|m|yard|abbr=on}} swim, then a {{Convert|4|km|mile|abbr=on}} bike ride, ending with a {{Convert|1.3|km|mile|abbr=on}} run), at Castle Howard in July 2015, after throwing away his walking frame to complete the last {{Convert|18|m|yard}} of the final section on his own, despite stumbling twice.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/35146256|title=Sports Personality: Bailey Matthews wins the Helen Rollason award|work=BBC News |date=2015-12-20|accessdate=2015-12-21}} A video of the moment, captured by a spectator, went viral, being viewed more than 27 million times on Facebook.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pride-britain-winner-bailey-matthews-6535408 |title=Pride of Britain winner Bailey Matthews leaves audience in hysterics as he receives his award|last1=Myall|first1=Steve |last2=Lines |first2=Andy |date=29 September 2015 |work=Daily Mirror |accessdate=22 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-yorkshire-heroes-bailey-matthews-and-lizzie-jones-outshone-the-stars-at-bbc-sports-personality-1-7635596|title=How Yorkshire heroes Bailey Matthews and Lizzie Jones outshone the stars at BBC Sports Personality|date=21 December 2015|work=Yorkshire Post|accessdate=22 December 2015}}

Bailey Matthews received a Pride of Britain Award and numerous other awards, and in December the same year, he was presented with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award at a ceremony in Belfast.