Melinda Louise Vernon (born 27 September 1985) is an Australian female deaf

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete, triathlete as well as a

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. She competed at the

2009 Summer Deaflympics The 2009 Summer Deaflympics (), officially known as the XXI Summer Deaflympic Games and commonly known as Taipei 2009, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 5 to 15 September 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China). I ...

and in the

2013 Summer Deaflympics The 2013 Summer Deaflympics ( bg, 2013 летни дефлимпийски игри), officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics ( bg, 22-ра лятна глуха олимпиада), was an international multi-sport event that took place ...

representing

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. Vernon won 2 gold, 1 silver and a bronze medal in the Deaflympic events she had competed in Athletic events. Vernon relies solely on her vision as she is profoundly deaf in both ears. Louise Vernon was also a 2 time Sportswoman of the Year Finalist in 2008 and in 2009. She has also been competing at the ITU World Triathlon Series.

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Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...

1985 births Living people Deaf swimmers Deaf competitors in athletics Australian female middle-distance runners Australian female long-distance runners Australian female triathletes Australian female swimmers Australian deaf people Deaf triathletes 21st-century Australian women Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-triathlon-bio-stub