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Spencer Cotie (born 18 April 1999) is an Australian boccia player. He represented Australia at the
Cotie first represented Australia in 2014 at the BISFed World Open in Hong Kong, where he and Daniel Michel won the silver medal in the mixed pairs BC3. In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the mixed singles BC3 at the 2017 BISFed Regional Open Championships in Dubai, UAE.
Cotie and Michel won the silver medal in the mixed pairs BC3 at the 2018 BISFed World Boccia Championships in Liverpool, England. At the end of 2018, Cotie and Michel were ranked world number three.
At the
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic ...
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Early life
He was born on 18 April 1999, with cerebral palsy. He is unable to walk or speak and communicates through typing on an iPad. He attended Killarney Heights High School and is studying a Bachelor of Laws atMacquarie University
Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...
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Boccia
Cotie first represented Australia in 2014 at the BISFed World Open in Hong Kong, where he and Daniel Michel won the silver medal in the mixed pairs BC3. In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the mixed singles BC3 at the 2017 BISFed Regional Open Championships in Dubai, UAE.
Cotie and Michel won the silver medal in the mixed pairs BC3 at the 2018 BISFed World Boccia Championships in Liverpool, England. At the end of 2018, Cotie and Michel were ranked world number three.
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic ...
, Cotie in the Mixed Individual BC3 Pool Matches beat Stefania Ferrando of Argentine 4-1 and then also beat Jamie McCowan of Great Britain 5–2. He then lost to Scott McCowan 4–3. In spite of winning two out of three matches, he was still eliminated and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. He teamed with Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson
Jamieson Leeson (born 18 March 2003) is an Australian boccia player. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. She won a gold and silver medal at the 2022 World Championships.
Early life
She was born on 18 March 2003 with spi ...
in the Mixed Pairs BC3, where they won 2 and lost 2 matches but failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
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