Alison Quinn
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Full name | Alison Clare Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Competitive career
Paralympic Games
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]
IPC World Championships
At the 1994
In 2000 Quinn received an Australian Sports Medal in recognition of her performance at the Paralympics and her two world records.[7] Quinn was trained by Jackie Byrnes who was a national level athlete in the 1960s.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Quinn, Alison Clare, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Australian Honour Roll". Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010. Australian Paralympic Committee: 10. 2010.
- ^ "Alison Quinn". athhistory.sportstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Quinn, Alison Clare, Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Jackie Byrnes Announced as National Youth Event Coach". athletics.com.au. Athletics Australia. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
External links
- Alison Quinn at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Alison Quinn at the International Paralympic Committee