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Angie Ballard
Ballard in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAngela Ballard
Nickname(s)Angie
Born (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 44)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Sport
Country Australia
SportParalympic athletics
College teamThe University of Sydney
ClubACTAS
Medal record
Track and field athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing4x100 m T53/54
Silver medal – second place2012 London200 m T53[2]
Silver medal – second place2012 London400 m T53
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×400 m relay T53/54
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place2012 London100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro400 m T53
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Birmingham4x100 m Relay
Gold medal – first place1998 Birmingham4x400 m Relay
Gold medal – first place2002 Lille100 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha200 m T53
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha400 m T53
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon100 m T53
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon200 m T53
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon800 m T53
Silver medal – second place2017 London100m T53
Silver medal – second place2017 London200m T53
Bronze medal – third place2013 Lyon400 m T53
Bronze medal – third place2015 Doha800m T53
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham1500 m T53/54

Angela "Angie" Ballard (born 6 June 1982) is an Australian Paralympic athlete She competes in a wheelchair.[3]

Career

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Ballard started racing in 1994.[4] In August 1998, Ballard raced at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships in Birmingham, England, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay race.[3] She raced at the 2000 Summer Paralympics but she did not win a medal. She competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics competing in the T54 200m, T53 400m and T53 800m. She did not win any medals in those races. She won a bronze in the T53 100m race. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and did not win a medal in the T53 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m race. She won a silver medal in the T53/54 4 × 100 m relay race.[4]

Personal life

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Ballard was born on 6 June 1982.[4] in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.[5] She has two cats, Monkee and Jaguar, and a dog named Angel.[4]


References

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  1. ↑ "Biography – Ballard, Angela". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Peacock takes Pistorius' 100m crown". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Angie Ballard". New South Wales, Australia: Motor Accidents Authority. 1998. Archived from the original on 8 October 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Angie Ballard". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Croker, Graham (12 March 2004). "Sydney athletes selected for Athens". University of Sydney. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

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