Elizabeth "Lisa" McIntosh, OAM[1][2] (born 16 December 1982)[3] is an Australian Paralympian athlete with cerebral palsy, who competes mainly in sprint events.
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| Full name | Elizabeth McIntosh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1982 Sandringham, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
editMcIntosh was born in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham on 16 December 1982.[4] She has cerebral palsy which affects her left side.[5] She works as a swimming instructor and lives in the Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield.[3]
Career
editMcIntosh first competed for Australia in 1998.[3] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won three gold medals in the women's 100 m – T38, women's 200 m – T38 and women's 400 m – T38 events,[6] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] She was named the 2000 Junior Female Paralympian of the Year.[3] At the 2004 Athens Games, she won a silver medal in the women's 200 m – T37 event and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m – T37 event,[6] and finished fifth in the women's 400 m – T38 event.[7] Despite recovering from a stress fracture in her left foot.[5] At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, she won two gold medals in the women's 100 m – T37 and women's 200 m – T37 events.[6] She holds the world record for 100 m, 200 m and 400 m T37.[3] She was named the 2008 Female Paralympian of the Year.[3]
At the IPC Athletics World Championships, she won gold medals in women's 100 m and 200 m T37 events at both the 2002 Lille[8] and 2006 Assen competitions.[9] At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m – T37 event.[4] She was an Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship holder in 2003.[10] She is taking a break to consider her future in athletics.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "McIntosh, Lisa". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "AIS Athletes at the Beijing Paralympic Games". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lisa McIntosh". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ a b "McINTOSH Elizabeth". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Spo: Paralympian 'Jana' determined to run". Australian Sports News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 3 September 2004.
- ^ a b c "Lisa McIntosh". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Women's 400 m T38 – Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Annual Report 2002-2003" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Annual Report 2006-2007" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "AIS at the Paralympics". Australian Sports Commission Website. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
External links
edit- Elizabeth 'Lisa' McIntosh at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Lisa McIntosh at the International Paralympic Committee