Andrea McDonnell explained
Andrea McDonnell |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 1960 7, df=yes |
Country: | Australia |
Sport: | Table Tennis |
Andrea McDonnell (born 7 July 1960) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. She competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]
Personal
McDonnell was born on 7 July 1960.[2] She grew up in Townsville, Queensland and is one of six children.[2] A workplace accident left her with impaired movement in her left leg and right arm.[2] In 2016, she lives in Ayr, Queensland and works as a financial planner.[2]
Table tennis
She is a Class 10 table tennis player.[3] McDonnell grew up in a table tennis family with both her parents playing.[2] She was a national junior player.[2] She took up table tennis again after her accident. She made her debut for Australia at the 2013 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Canberra.[2] At the 2015 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo, she was defeated by Melissa Tapper in the Class 6–10 final.[4]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, McDonnell did not win a match in the Women's Singles Class 10 preliminaries and did not advance. In the Women's Doubles Class 6–10, McDonnell and her partner Melissa Tapper finished fourth.[5]
She has coached her two of her nieces at junior national level.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2016 Paralympic co-captain leads the way for 5-strong Para-table tennis team. Australian Paralympic Committee News. 27 April 2016. 29 April 2016. 10 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610202024/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2016-paralympic-co-captain-leads-the-way-for-5-strong-para-table-tennis-team/. live.
- Web site: Andrea McDonnell . Australian Paralympic Committee . 29 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610230556/https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/andrea-mcdonnell/ . 10 June 2016 .
- Web site: Athletes with Disabilities Profiles. Table Tennis Australia website. 29 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416112655/http://www.tabletennis.org.au/High-Performance/Athletes-With-Disabilities/Athlete-Profiles. live.
- Web site: Australia claim all four titles at the ITTF Oceania Para-table Tennis Championships. Australian Paralympic Committee website. 29 April 2016. 10 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610230919/https://www.paralympic.org.au/australia-claim-all-four-titles-at-the-ittf-oceania-para-table-tennis-championships/22/. live.
- Web site: Andrea McDonnell. Rio Paralympics Official site. 13 November 2016. 14 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084349/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/andrea-mcdonnell. live.