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Julie Dowling
BEM
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Full name	Julie Caroline Dowling
Nationality	Australia
Born	7 December 1959 (age 64)
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Julie Caroline Van Keulen (née Dowling) BEM^[1], (born 7 December 1959)^[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete.

Biography

Born in Tasmania, Dowling had a car accident as a teenager that left her paraplegic.^[2] Her first national competition was the 1981 National Para Quad Games, where she won three gold medals and broke three Australian records in javelin, shot put and discus.^[2] She then competed at the 1982 FESPIC Games, where she won three gold medals at the same events, breaking a world record in the javelin. At the 1983 Stoke Mandeville Games, she won a gold medal in the javelin with yet another world record, a silver medal in the discus and a bronze medal in the shot put.^[2] At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's Javelin 4 event, breaking a Paralympic record. She also finished fourth in the Women's Shot Put and Women's Discus.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] She retired from competition after the games.^[2]

Recognition

After the 1984 games, Dowling won three Mercury W.D. & H.O. Wills Star of Sport awards, a Sport Australia Award, a national Para Quad trophy for the best female athlete in international events, and a TAS TV Sportswoman of the Year Award.^[2] She was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 1985 New Year Honours "for services to the physically handicapped."^[1]^[7] In 2005, she was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dowling, Julie Caroline, BEM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Honour Role – Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame" (PDF). Department of Economic Development, Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Results for Women's Javelin 4 at the 1984 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
^ "Results for Women's Shot Put 4 at the 1984 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ "Results for Women's Discus 4 at the 1984 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ United Kingdom list: "No. 49969". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 25.

External links

Julie Dowling – Athletics Australia Results

[bem-1] "Dowling, Julie Caroline, BEM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

[hof-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Honour Role – Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame" (PDF). Department of Economic Development, Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

[IPC-3] "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[4] "Results for Women's Javelin 4 at the 1984 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

[5] "Results for Women's Shot Put 4 at the 1984 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[6] "Results for Women's Discus 4 at the 1984 Summer Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[7] United Kingdom list: "No. 49969". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 25.

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+'''Julie Caroline Van Keulen''' ([[née]] Dowling) [[British Empire Medal|BEM]]<ref name="bem">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1061776|title=Dowling, Julie Caroline, BEM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=29 February 2012}}</ref>, (born 7 December 1959)<ref name="hof">{{cite web|title=Honour Role – Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame|url=http://tasded.clients.squiz.net/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/41091/Hall_of_Fame_Honour_Roll_2011.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006173047/http://tasded.clients.squiz.net/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/41091/Hall_of_Fame_Honour_Roll_2011.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2013|publisher=Department of Economic Development, Tasmania|accessdate=3 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref> is an Australian Paralympic athlete.
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