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{{MedalSilver | [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's shot put#F32–34|Women's shot put F32–34]]}}
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{{MedalBronze| [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]] | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put F32]]}}
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'''Louise Ellery''' (born 4 January 1977) is an Australian [[Paralympic athlete]], [[Commonwealth Games]] gold medalist and world record holder in F32 [[Shot put]] for elite athletes with a disability. She has been selected to represent Australia at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio Paralympics]] in athletics.<ref name="athletics">{{cite web|title=Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/11564-2/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016|accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>
'''Louise Ellery''' (born 4 January 1977) is an Australian [[Paralympic athlete]], [[Commonwealth Games]] gold medalist and world record holder in F32 [[Shot put]] for elite athletes with a disability. At the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio Paralympics]], she won a bronze medal. <ref name=rio/> <ref name="athletics">{{cite web|title=Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/11564-2/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016|accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==
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===Paralympic Games===
===Paralympic Games===
At the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athletics Paralympics]], she finished sixth in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53.<ref name=ipc/> She finished again in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53 at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Paralympics]].<ref name=ipc/> At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London Games]], she won the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F32-34 with a throw of 5.90 m. She finished eighth in the Women's Club Throw F31/32/51.<ref name=ipc>{{cite web|title=Louise Ellery|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/ipc.asp?page=athletebio&personid=868010&sportid=513|website=International Paralympic Committee Athletics profiles|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> At the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]], Ellery won [[Bronze medal|Bronze]] in the Women's Shot Put F32.<ref name="rio2016">[https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-standings-at-womens-shot-put-f32 Women's Shot Put - F32 - Standings], rio2016.com, 18 September 2016</ref>
At the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athletics Paralympics]], she finished sixth in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53.<ref name=ipc/> She finished again in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53 at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing Paralympics]].<ref name=ipc/> At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London Games]], she won the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F32-34 with a throw of 5.90 m. She finished eighth in the Women's Club Throw F31/32/51.<ref name=ipc>{{cite web|title=Louise Ellery|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/ipc.asp?page=athletebio&personid=868010&sportid=513|website=International Paralympic Committee Athletics profiles|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> At the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]], Ellery won [[Bronze medal|Bronze]] in the Women's Shot Put F32 with a throw of 4.19.<ref name="rio2016">[https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-standings-at-womens-shot-put-f32 Women's Shot Put - F32 - Standings], rio2016.com, 18 September 2016</ref>



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===IPC World Championships===
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Louise Ellery
2016 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Ellery
Personal information
Born4 January 1977
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Women's shot put F32–34
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Women's shot put F32
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put F32
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi F32–34/52/53 Shot put

Louise Ellery (born 4 January 1977) is an Australian Paralympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medalist and world record holder in F32 Shot put for elite athletes with a disability. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, she won a bronze medal. [1] [2]

Personal

She suffered a Traumatic brain injury following a car crash in 1998. She competes in the F32 class (severe to moderate quadriplegia, but with athletes usually able to functionally propel a manual wheelchair). In Sydney in 2005, Ellery broke the world record in seated shot put at the National Championships.

Athletics

Ellery at the 2012 London Paralympics
Ellery at the 2012 London Paralympics

Paralympic Games

At the 2004 Athletics Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53.[3] She finished again in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53 at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.[3] At the 2012 London Games, she won the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F32-34 with a throw of 5.90 m. She finished eighth in the Women's Club Throw F31/32/51.[3] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Ellery won Bronze in the Women's Shot Put F32 with a throw of 4.19.[4]


IPC World Championships

At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put F32-34 with a throw of 6.31m and finished fifth in the Women's Club Throw F31/32/51. She did not medal at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.[3] At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put F32 with a throw of 4.53m.[5]

Commonwealth Games

Louise Ellery with her gold medal

Ellery won gold medal in the women’s F32–34/52/53 shot put, as a competitor in the F32 class, again breaking the world record with a throw of 6.17 metres. This was Australia’s first gold medal in the track and field events at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games which took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.[6]

In 2015/16, she has an ACT Academy of Sport scholarship.[7]

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference rio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Louise Ellery". International Paralympic Committee Athletics profiles. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ Women's Shot Put - F32 - Standings, rio2016.com, 18 September 2016
  5. ^ "Doha 2015". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Shot put gold for Ellery | APC Corporate". Paralympic.org.au. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  7. ^ "Individual Athlete Program". ACT Academy of Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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