Ameera Lee
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 1 February 1974 (1974-02) (age 51) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
| Disability class | Compound Open |
| Club | Sydney Olympic Park Archers |
Ameera Lee (born 1 February 1974) is an Australian Paralympic archer. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Lee was born on 1 February 1974. She has multiple sclerosis. She is a single mother with a son – Huthaifa. She is a medical secretary.[2]
Archery
She took up para archery in 2016 after being encouraged by her fifteen-year-old son.[3] She started as a standing archer but moved to a wheelchair.[4] Her first international competition was the 2018 Para-archery European Circuit in Olbia, Italy where she was knocked out in the quarter finals. She missed out on being selected for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. At the 2024 Australia Para National Archery Championships, she won the gold medal in Compound Women's Open event.[5] She has been and remains the current National Women's Paraarchery Champion since 2017.[6]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she lost in the 1/8 round in the Women's individual compound open. She partnered with Jonathon Milne, in the Mixed team compound, where they lost in the quarter-final.
She is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete since 2017.[7]
She is the first Paraarcher to win the Archery Australia Australian Open.[8]
She is an advocate for promoting wellbeing and health for all regardless of age or ability.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ↑ "Governor-General Hosts Paralympic Archery Team Announcement | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ameera Lee | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ↑ "Para-archer Ameera Lee aims for a spot at 2024 Paralympic Games". www.abc.net.au. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "What you can't see in this painting of Ameera". SBS News. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Three Para Archers Crowned National Champions | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". www.nswis.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Event Results". archersdiary.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ "Para Archers Milne and Lee Selected For Paris | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". www.nswis.com.au. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "'Never give up': Archer Ameera Lee targets a spot at Paris Paralympics". ABC News. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mental Fitness Program". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ Australian Paralympic Team (30 August 2024). IMAGINE | Ameera Lee. Retrieved 24 May 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ↑ "NSW Government invests in Paralympics Australia Imagine Education Program - Australasian Leisure Management". www.ausleisure.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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