Michelle Errichiello
 2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Errichiello | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 7 December 1982 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Disability class | T42 |
| Event(s) | 100 metres Long jump |
Michelle Errichiello (born 7 December 1982) is an Australian athlete. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. She did not medal at the 2012 Games.
Personal[edit]
Errichiello was born on 7 December 1982[1] and is originally from Strathmore, Victoria.[2] In high school, she did not participate in any sports.[2] In 2007, while she was putting out rubbish bins for a real estate company she worked for, a car had an accident and ended up pinning her to a wall. The accident led to her right leg being severed above the knee.[3][4][5] In 2010, she earned the Pride of Australia medal.[1] As of 2012[update], she lives in Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory[1] and is working on a degree that will eventually enable her to be a qualified trauma counsellor.[3]
Athletics[edit]
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Errichiello is a T42 classified athlete.[1] She has an athletics scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport[3] and is coached by Iryna Dvoskina.[1]
Prior to her accident, Errichiello jogged occasionally for pleasure but was not competitively involved with the sport.[3] Her first athletics competition was an inter-club meet in October 2008.[2] Her first coach was Tim Matthews.[3] At her first competitive athletics meet, she set a world record in the 200 metre event.[3] She first represented Australia in 2009 at the Arufura Games.[1] In 2010, she was named the Athlete of the Year by Athletics Essendon.[2] At the 2010 National Championships in Perth, she broke the world record in the 100 metre event.[1] She finished fourth at the 2011 World Championships in the 100 metre event.[1] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics.[1] The Games were her first.[6] She did not medal at the 2012 Games.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Michelle Errichiello". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d King, Tim. "Strathmore champ running to a record". Moonee Valley Leader. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Fleta Page (20 July 2012). "Errichiello chases London golden goal". Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Behind the News - 08/02/2011: Sprint Stars". ABC. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Firkin, Katherine (15 September 2010). "Victorian Pride of Australia winners honoured at ceremony". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Sullivan named among final seven for Australian London 2012 athletics team | Athletics News". insideworldparasport.biz. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
External links[edit]
- Michelle Errichiello at Australian Athletics Historical Results (archive)
- Michelle Errichiello at the International Paralympic Committee
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