Lisa McIntosh
Elizabeth "Lisa" McIntosh, OAM (born 16 December 1982) is an Australian Paralympian athlete with cerebral palsy, who competes mainly in sprint events.
Contents
- 1 Personal
- 2 Career
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Personal
McIntosh was born in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham on 16 December 1982. She has cerebral palsy which affects her left side. She works as a swimming instructor and lives in the Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield.
Career
McIntosh celebrates winning gold in the 200:m T38 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Action shot of McIntosh during her gold medal-winning sprint in the 200:m T38 event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics McIntosh winning the final of 100:m at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsMcIntosh first competed for Australia in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won three gold medals in the women's 100:m – T38, women's 200:m – T38 and women's 400:m – T38 events, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia,. She was named the 2000 Junior Female Paralympian of the Year. At the 2004 Athens Games, she won a silver medal in the women's 200:m – T37 event and a bronze medal in the women's 100:m – T37 event, and finished fifth in the women's 400:m – T38 event. despite recovering from a stress fracture in her left foot. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, she won two gold medals in the women's 100:m – T37 and women's 200:m – T37 events. She holds the world record for 100:m, 200:m and 400:m T37. She was named the 2008 Female Paralympian of the Year.
At the IPC Athletics World Championships, she won gold medals in women's 100:m and 200:m T37 events at both the 2002 Lille and 2006 *en compe*ions. At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100:m – T37 event. She was an Australian Ins*ute of Sport athletics scholarship holder in 2003. She is taking a break to consider her future in athletics.
References
External links
- Elizabeth 'Lisa' McIntosh at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Lisa McIntosh at the International Paralympic Committee