Rachel Henderson
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Nuriootpa, South Australia | 8 September 1992
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Goalball |
Event | Women's Team |
Rachel Henderson (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian goalball player and is classified as a B2 competitor. While only starting playing the game in 2010, she made the national team in 2011 and competed in the 2011 IBSA Goalball World Cup and 2011 African-Oceania regional Paralympic qualifying competition. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in goalball.
Personal life
Henderson was born in
Goalball
Henderson is a goalball player, and is classified as a
Henderson was a named a member of the Aussie Belles that was going to the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2][10][11] She was the youngest member of the team, and the only South Australian.[1][2] That the team qualified for the Games came as a surprise, as the Australian Paralympic Committee had been working on player development with the idea of qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[11] An Australian team had not participated since the 2000 Summer Paralympics, when they earned an automatic selection as hosts, and the team finished last in the competition.[11][12] The country has not medalled in the event since 1976.[13] Going into the Paralympics, the team was ranked eighth in the world.[10] In the 2012 Summer Paralympics tournament, the Belles played games against Japan, Canada, the United States and Sweden. They lost every game, and did not advance to the finals.[14]
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- ^ "Grant Funding Report". Bruce, Australian Capital Territory: Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "APC staff recognised for women's sport contribution". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Elizabeth Henson (29 March 2011). "Nuriootpa teenager having fun". Barossa & Light Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Aus goalballers play for London 2012 spots". Australia: Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ FitzGerald, Deborah (24 November 2011). "London here we come". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b Tilley, Andrew (22 May 2012). "News". Sydney: The University of Sydney. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Fife, Janet (14 June 2012). "Pride of Australia nominee Georgina Kenaghan is giving her team that ring of confidence". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Australian London 2012 athletes receive extra funding | London 2012 Paralympic news". insideworldparasport.biz. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Meica, Nicole pack their bags for London". Sporting Wheelies. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Women's Goalball". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.