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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Residence
Canberra, ACT, AUS
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competing in 2007.
Club / Team
ACT Academy of Sport: Canberra, ACT, AUS
International debut
Year
2008
Competing for
Australia
General interest
Hobbies
Reading, drawing, watching films. (paralympic.org.au, 19 Sep 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the T53-54 4x100m relay at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (paralympic.org.au, 19 Sep 2016)
Most influential person in career
Her family, Australian teammate Richard Colman and coach Mandi Cole. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Jan 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Only from the valley does the mountain look high." (paralympic.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Impairment
She has incomplete paraplegia as the result of the effects of a spinal virus she contracted at age six. (athletics.com.au, 22 Jan 2011)
Other information
RIO RELAY
She was part of the Australian women's T53-54 4x400m relay team that initially finished third at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, behind teams from the Peoples' Republic of China and the United States of America. The Australians were disqualified after the race, as one of their racers straying out of their lane, but the Australian team lodged an official protest that was upheld by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. The US team were then disqualified for interference during the race and the Australians were reinstated and promoted to the silver medal position. (IPC Results Database, 2017; geelongadvertiser.com.au, 16 Sep 2016; paralympic.org.au, 16 Sep 2016)
She was part of the Australian women's T53-54 4x400m relay team that initially finished third at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, behind teams from the Peoples' Republic of China and the United States of America. The Australians were disqualified after the race, as one of their racers straying out of their lane, but the Australian team lodged an official protest that was upheld by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. The US team were then disqualified for interference during the race and the Australians were reinstated and promoted to the silver medal position. (IPC Results Database, 2017; geelongadvertiser.com.au, 16 Sep 2016; paralympic.org.au, 16 Sep 2016)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m T54 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Women's 4x100 m T53/54 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-22 | 4 | |
| Women's 100 m T54 | Final | 2011-01-23 | 8 | |
| Women's 200 m T54 | Final | 2011-01-25 | 8 | |
| Women's 1500 m T53/54 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-26 | 6 | |
| Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-28 | 5 | |
| Women's 1500 m T53/54 | Final | 2011-01-28 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 6 | |
| Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-11 | 6 | |
| Women's 4x400 m T53/54 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 2 | |
| Women's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1500 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2017-07-15 | 9 | |
| Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2017-07-16 | 11 | |
| Women's 1500 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-17 | 10 | |
| Women's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2017-07-18 | 9 |