Alison Quinn Explained

Alison Quinn
Full Name:Alison Clare Quinn
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:21 April 1977
Birth Place:Manly, New South Wales

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. She now trains in various sports including swimming, weights, and track work at the Sydney Academy of Sport. 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.

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 IPC Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Quinn won gold medals in the Women's 100 m T37 and 200 m T37 and Long Jump F37. She also came fourth in the Women's Javelin F37. At the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships in Birmingham, she won gold medal in the Women's 100 m T38 and silver medal in the 200 m T38.[6]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quinn, Alison Clare, OAM . It's an Honour . 26 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003326/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=886368&search_type=quick&showInd=true . 30 October 2017 . live .
  2. Web site: Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20000119130000/http:/www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paraathl.html . 19 January 2000 . . 26 April 2012.
  3. Web site: Paralympian to visit Tamworth . . 7 December 2000 . 17 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Athlete Search Results . . 2 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000445/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Quinn&fname=Alison&gender=all . 4 March 2016.
  5. Australian Honour Roll . Australian Paralympic Committee . Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010 . 2010 . 10.
  6. Web site: Alison Quinn . athhistory.sportstg.com . Australian Athletics Historical Results . 18 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180917181637/http://athhistory.sportstg.com/athletes/athlete6623.htm . 17 September 2018 . dead.
  7. Web site: Quinn, Alison Clare, Australian Sports Medal . It's an Honour . 2 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128224648/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/977305 . 28 November 2020 . live.
  8. Web site: Jackie Byrnes Announced as National Youth Event Coach . athletics.com.au . . 25 November 2010 . 17 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101202081512/http://www.athletics.com.au/news/news/2010/november/jackie_byrnes_announced_as_nat . 2 December 2010 . live.

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