angela born june australian paralympic athlete competes wheelchair sprint events age car accident began competing wheelchair racing represented australia paralympic games won silver bronze medals current coach training partner held athletics scholarships studying commerce psychology represents appointed number organisations disability sports ambassador currently sits board personal born june canberra age seven car accident mother lost control car fatigue following accident initial rehabilitation canberra months elderly rehabilitation moved met née later race australian relay team beijing paralympics brother regular system parents insisted continue regular school specifically disabled students attended canberra physical education teacher people encouraged participate wheelchair sports rehabilitation tried swimming wheelchair basketball experiences racing age resulted sore neck wheelchair athletics soon passion age treatment unable participate sport year offered scholarship took athletics scholarship canberra moved sydney attend university sports scholarship initially studying commerce living new_south_wales attending studying intention practising psychologist graduated received alumni award athletics wheelchair racing athlete competing mainly category sprint events compared athletes use abdominal muscles means raise wheelchair best angle propel forward entered competitive wheelchair races age racing wheelchair bought second hand started taking sport seriously began setting records australian athletics classification year later representing country international stage held national records events held sports scholarship coached husband time coached occasion train retired competitive wheelchair athletics following games coach training partner paralympics competed sydney win medals placing fourth events torch bearer featured entertainment section opening ceremony track metres air suspended giant inflated angels preparation athens paralympics trained days week sessions training included going training hills included track work twice week weight training times week training schedule caused injuries reduced training frequency later games games competed warm event switzerland set australian records events games won bronze medal goal beijing paralympics set personal best eyes medal took year psychology degree train times week games team mates achieved best paralympic result winning silver medal china world record relay individual events finished fifth women event race won world record time seventh women event won world record time seventh women event led women final eventually finishing sixth couple sub par competition results big changes diet gloves technique chair position training regime entered ranked world number games participated class events events won silver medals events bronze medal event world championships august competed birmingham england gold medal winning australian women relay teams relay wins set long standing world records world championships won gold athletics world championships france won silver medals women women women bronze medal athletics world championships won gold medals women championship record time women winning said wanted nervous coming try tell worst thing happen loss starting tomorrow reality matters scared race gave worked hard long won bronze medal women gold world cup inaugural paralympic world cup manchester placed women australian titles won women wheelchair open title finished second event won gold silver bronze won gold silver bronze won gold silver bronze won gold competed australia won gold medals games named event games won gold silver sydney track classic competition set personal oceania records time events long distance events competes longer distance events disability classifications usually combined competes athletes higher classification represented australia commonwealth games placing 6th final glasgow commonwealth games won gold medal raced helped organise day wheelchair race placing 2nd 3rd 3rd completed kilometre relay bay raised disabled athletes world records switzerland women world record time seconds june sanctioned switzerland women world record time june sanctioned switzerland women world record time june indianapolis world record time advocacy patronage appointed ambassador advocate number organisations interest people disabilities sport health exercise selected discuss road trauma young people appointed ambassador technical aid disabled helped recruit volunteers attended posed photos showed medal later year visited patients children hospital alongside number celebrities help celebrate christmas chosen ambassador board alongside number university affiliated athletes attended press conference oppose introduction recognition disabled category year october awarded graduate medal sporting achievement recent graduate
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