Angie Ballard

Angie Ballard
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Ballard
Personal information
Full nameAngela Ballard
NicknameAngie
NationalityAustralian
Born (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 42)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight35–40 kg (5 st 7 lb – 6 st 4 lb)[1][2]
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
College teamThe University of Sydney
ClubACTAS
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4x100 m T53/54
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m T53[3]
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 400 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay T53/54
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m T53
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Birmingham 4x100 m Relay
Gold medal – first place 1998 Birmingham 4x400 m Relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lille 100 m[4]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200 m T53
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 200 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 800 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 100m T53
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 200m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 400 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 800m T53
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 1500 m T53/54

Angela Ballard (born 6 June 1982) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in T53 wheelchair sprint events. She became a paraplegic at age 7 due to a car accident.

She began competing in wheelchair racing in 1994, and first represented Australia in 1998.[5] Over six Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2020, she has won four silver and four bronze medals.[6][7] She has been coached by Louise Sauvage and trained with Madison de Rozario.[8]

Ballard held athletics scholarships at the Australian Institute of Sport from 1999 to 2001,[9] and The University of Sydney (while studying first commerce[10] and then psychology[5]), and also represents the ACT Academy of Sport. She has been appointed by a number of organisations as a disability or sports ambassador, and currently sits on the board of Wheelchair Sports NSW.[11]

She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics – her seventh Games.[12]

  1. ^ a b "Biography – Ballard, Angela". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Athlete profiles – Ballard, Angela". athletics.com.au. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Peacock takes Pistorius' 100m crown". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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  7. ^ "Angela Ballard – Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ Clement-Meehan, Lindsay (27 January 2012). "Straight eight has Fearnley eyeing Paralympic gold – National News – National – General". Blacktown Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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  11. ^ "WS NSW Board". Wheelchair Sports NSW. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.