Adrian Derbyshire (born 1 July 1974) is a former British international wheelchair fencer, ambassador for anti bullying, stigma and hate crime for the United Kingdom and CEO of The Adrian Derbyshire Foundation.
[citation needed] He was a member of the Great Britain Fencing Squad,[1] and British National Wheelchair Sabre champion of 2010 and has won 2 gold and 3 silver domestic medals.
[3] He retired from International competitions in 2013 following a shoulder injury which prevented him from competing in the London 2012 Paralympic games[4] and a burglary in early 2013 in which most of his fencing equipment was stolen and his sports wheelchair was badly damaged.
During 2014 Derbyshire hand-pedalled his trike across the UK to promote awareness of hate crime, and was presented with a Points of Light award by Prime Minister David Cameron.
[6] In 2016, he received and Honorary Fellowship from Myerscough College for his outstanding Sporting achievements and significant charitable work.