Louise Ellery

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Louise Ellery
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Ellery
Personal information
Born (1977-01-04) 4 January 1977 (age 48)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonShot put F32–34
Bronze medal – third place2016 RioShot put F32
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 ChristchurchShot Put F32-34
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaShot put F32
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2010 DelhiShot put F32–34/52/53

Louise Ellery (born 4 January 1977) is an Australian Paralympic track and field athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medalist and former world record holder in F32 Shot put for elite athletes with a disability. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, she won a bronze medal.[1][2]

Ellery was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[3] She suffered a Traumatic brain injury following a car crash in 1998. She competes in the F32 class (severe to moderate quadriplegia, but with athletes usually able to functionally propel a manual wheelchair). In Sydney in 2005, Ellery broke the world record in seated shot put at the National Championships.

Just 3 days before winning a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Paralaympics, the now international multi-award-winning short film, 'With Little Hope' was premiered. Ellery executive produced and wrote this film inspired by her personal experiences. It was released in 2017.[4]

Athletics

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