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Amber Parkinson (born 3 October 1976 in
Amber Parkinson's official website
Parkinson's bio
on the Australian Olympic Games team website. * * * * 1976 births Living people Australian female épée fencers Olympic fencers of Australia Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub
Amber Parkinson (born 3 October 1976 in Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
) is an Australian épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
fencer.
As an Athlete
Parkinson was ranked first in the Australian Open Fencing Championships in December 2007. In August 2007 Parkinson competed in the Asian Fencing ChampionshipsNantong
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, China
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, coming second. Parkinson also competed at several fencing tournaments in Europe for 10 weeks in early 2008 resulting in her qualifying for the Australian Olympic Fencing Team for Beijing 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
. In April 2008 Parkinson came third in the Asian Fencing Championships.
Achievements
* Australian Open Fencing Championships December 2007, Gold * Asian Fencing Championships, Nantong, China, August 2007, Silver * Asian Fencing championships, Bangkok, Thailand, April 2008, Bronze * Germany Fencing Championships Berlin, June 2000 GoldReferences
External links
Amber Parkinson's official website
Parkinson's bio
on the Australian Olympic Games team website. * * * * 1976 births Living people Australian female épée fencers Olympic fencers of Australia Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Australia-fencing-bio-stub