Alison Quinn
![]() Australian track and field athlete Alison Quinn holding the boxing kangaroo flag at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alison Clare Quinn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Manly, New South Wales | 21 April 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alison Clare Quinn, OAM[1] (born 21 April 1977)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete who won five medals at three Paralympics from 1992 to 2000.
Personal
Quinn was born in the Sydney suburb of Manly[2] with cerebral palsy; she has hemiplegia on the left side of her body.[3] She became involved in gymnastics to increase coordination and symmetry when she was two years old.[3] She now trains in various sports including swimming, weights, and track work at the Sydney Academy of Sport.[3] Quinn is employed as a part-time gymnastic coach and a motivational speaker, who is committed to increasing awareness of disabled sport in the community.[3]
Competitive career
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Quinn won two gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Games in the Women's 100 m C7–8 and Women's 200 m C7–8 events, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1][4] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m T36–37 event.[4] She won a gold medal with a world record time at the 2000 Sydney Games in the women's 100 m T38 event and a silver medal in the women's 200 m T38 event.[5] In 2000 Quinn received an Australian Sports Medal in recognition of her performance at the Paralympics and her two world records.[6] Quinn was trained by Jackie Byrnes who was a national level athlete in the 1960s.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Quinn, Alison Clare, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Paralympian to visit Tamworth". Northern Daily Leader. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Australian Honour Roll". Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010. Australian Paralympic Committee: 10. 2010.
- ^ "Quinn, Alison Clare, Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Jackie Byrnes Announced as National Youth Event Coach". Athletics Australia. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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- Paralympic athletes of Australia
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- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
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- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
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- Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors
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- 1977 births
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