Elise Collier
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1998 Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elise Collier (born 10 July 1998) is an Australian sports shooter who is also a current national record holder in women's 10m air rifle.[1] She specialised in the sport of shooting following an accident which fractured her skull. She made her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Collier was born in Melbourne, Victoria and was raised up in Victoria. She spent most of her childhood time going outdoors hiking and mountain biking. She also excelled as a junior cricketer during her young age and went on to play for Ormond Cricket Club boys' team and later for the Victoria state team.[3]
In December 2011, she was accidentally hit on the back of the head by a ball during a fielding drill.[4] She was admitted to the hospital but left shortly afterwards. Three days later, she featured in another match where she collapsed on the field in the process. She was rushed to the hospital again and was identified with a broken skull.[5] As a result, she temporarily lost her sight for a few days after the accident and also suffered from uncontrolled movements on her right arm.[6] In addition, she also suffered a temporary deafness in her right ear and reportedly lost the sense of smell and taste for about six months. Her sight returned after a few days but she was left with a severe headache which lasted for months.[2] The headache also significantly hampered her progress when she was still schooling and endured difficulties in concentrating the lessons, reading books and writing notes when holding a pen.[6]
