Louise Ellery (born 4 January 1977) is an Australian

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athlete,

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gold medalist and former world record holder in F32 Shot put for elite athletes with a disability. At the

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, she won a bronze medal.

Personal

Ellery was born in

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. She suffered a

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following a car crash in 1998. She competes in the F32 class (severe to moderate quadriplegia, but with athletes usually able to functionally propel a manual wheelchair). In Sydney in 2005, Ellery broke the world record in seated shot put at the National Championships. Just 3 days before winning a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Paralaympics, the now international multi-award winning short film, 'With Little Hope' was premiered. Ellery executive produced and wrote this film inspired by her personal experiences. It was released in 2017.

Athletics

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Paralympic Games

At the 2004 Athletics Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53. She finished again in the Women's Shot Put F32-34/52-53 at the

2008 Beijing Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

. At the 2012 London Games, she won the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F32-34 with a throw of 5.90 m. She finished eighth in the Women's Club Throw F31/32/51. At the

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, Ellery won Bronze in the Women's Shot Put F32 with a throw of 4.19.Women's Shot Put - F32 - Standings
, rio2016.com, 18 September 2016

IPC World Championships

At the

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, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put F32-34 with a throw of 6.31m and finished fifth in the Women's Club Throw F31/32/51. She did not medal at the

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, f ...

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. At the

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. The event was the 7th edition of what is now known as the World Para ...

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, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put F32 with a throw of 4.53m. At the

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, she finished eighth in the Women's Shot Put F32 with a throw of 4.31.

Commonwealth Games

Ellery won gold medal in the women's F32–34/52/53 shot put, as a competitor in the F32 class, again breaking the world record with a throw of 6.17 metres. This was Australia’s first gold medal in the track and field events at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games which took place at the

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. In 2015/16, she has an

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scholarship.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellery, Louise Paralympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Australian female shot putters 1977 births Living people Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics ACT Academy of Sport alumni Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)