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'''Stephanie Schweitzer''' (born 16 September 1992) is an Australian athletics competitor. She has been selected to represent [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in athletics.
'''Stephanie Schweitzer''' (born 16 September 1992) is an Australian athletics competitor. She was selected to represent [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in athletics but did not medal.

==Personal==
==Personal==
Schweitzer was born on 16 September 1992,<ref name=apc/> and is from [[Baulkham Hills, New South Wales]].<ref name=apc/><ref name=anotehrsource>http://www.hillsnews.com.au/news/local/sport/athletics/stephanie-schweitzer-targets-london-paralympics/2335102.aspx</ref> She has an intellectual disability.<ref name=apc/> {{As of|2012}}, she works as a personal trainer.<ref name=apc/>
Schweitzer was born on 16 September 1992,<ref name=apc/> and went to [[Baulkham Hills High School]] in [[Baulkham Hills, New South Wales]].<ref name=apc/><ref name=anotehrsource>{{cite web |last=Spierings |first=Steven |url=http://www.hillsnews.com.au/news/local/sport/athletics/stephanie-schweitzer-targets-london-paralympics/2335102.aspx |title=Stephanie Schweitzer targets London Paralympics&nbsp;— Local News&nbsp;— Sport&nbsp;— Athletics |publisher=Hills News |date=2011-10-25 |access-date=2012-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401211507/http://www.hillsnews.com.au/news/local/sport/athletics/stephanie-schweitzer-targets-london-paralympics/2335102.aspx |archive-date=2012-04-01 }}</ref> She was born with a learning disability.<ref name=apc/> {{As of|2012}}, she works as a personal trainer.<ref name=apc/>

==Athletics==
==Athletics==
[[File:040912 - Stephanie Schweitzer - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (01).JPG|thumb|left|Schweitzer at the 2012 London Paralympics]]
Schweitzer is a [[T20 (classification)|T20 classified]] long jumper.<ref name=ipcsite/><ref name=apc/> She has an athletics scholarship with the [[New South Wales Institute of Sport]],<ref name=nswisportus>http://www.nswis.com.au/media/nswis-news/june-2012/fearnley-leads-paralympic-selections.aspx</ref><ref name=anotehrsource/> and is coached by [[March Schweitzer]].<ref name=anotehrsource/>
[[File:040912 - Stephanie Schweitzer - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (03).jpg|thumb|right|Schweitzer at the 2012 London Paralympics]]
Schweitzer is a [[T20 (classification)|T20 classified]] long jumper.<ref name=apc/><ref name=ipcsite/> She has an athletics scholarship with the [[New South Wales Institute of Sport]],<ref name=anotehrsource/><ref name=nswisportus>{{cite web |url=http://www.nswis.com.au/media/nswis-news/june-2012/fearnley-leads-paralympic-selections.aspx |title=NSWIS |publisher=NSWIS |date=2012-06-06 |access-date=2012-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427221916/http://www.nswis.com.au/media/nswis-news/june-2012/fearnley-leads-paralympic-selections.aspx |archive-date=2013-04-27 }}</ref> and is coached by Matt Rawlings.<ref name=anotehrsource/>


Schweitzer started competing in 2005.<ref name=apc/> She participated in the 2005 Pacific School Games. At the event, she earned one bronze medal, four silver medals and a gold medal in the long jump event.<ref name=apc/> At the 2007 Australian Underage Championships, she earned a silver medal and a pair of gold medals.<ref name=apc/> She competed in the 2007 National Championships. At the event, she earned a gold medal in the 400 metre event.<ref name=apc/> She first represented Australia in 2007 at the INAS-FID World Championships.<ref name=apc/> At the 2011 Arafura Games, she finished first in the Women Long Jump Ambulant event with a distance of 4.78 metres.<ref name=arufugames2011>{{cite news|title=ARAFURA GAMES RESULTS|newspaper=Northern Territory News|location=Darwin, Australia|date=12 May 2011|accessdate=8 July 2012|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:NTPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1372A82847DC8AF0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9|page=28}}</ref> She finished first in the Women's 400m Ambulant event with a time of 63.93 seconds.<ref name=arufugames2011/> At the 2011 Australian Athletics Championships, she finished third in the long jump with a jump of {{convert|4.81|m}}.<ref name=thirdlongjump>http://www.sportal.co.nz/other-sports-news-display/beattie-takes-world-mark-118827</ref> At the 2011 Para-athletes Global Games World Championships, she competed in the 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre events and the long jump. She finished second in the 100 metre event.<ref name=apc/><ref name=anotehrsource/> She competed in the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships.<ref name=ipcsite/> With a time of 26.70 seconds, she won the 200m event.<ref name=ipcsite>http://www.paralympic.org/news/world-records-fall-australian-athletics-championships</ref> In 2012, she was ranked fifth in the world in her class in the long jump event.<ref name=apc/> She was selected to represent [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in athletics in the long jump event.<ref name=apc/><ref name=newsbank1>{{cite news|title=Walters sprints for London&nbsp;— Teenager set for Paralympics debut|newspaper=Canberra Times |location=Canberra, Australia|date= 7 June 2012 |accessdate=8 July 2012|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=AUNB&p_text_direct-0=document_id=%28%2013F40FE137A836F8%20%29&p_docid=13F40FE137A836F8&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=13F40FE137A836F8&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=B54F53WLMTM0MTcyODA3MC45Mjc5NjQ6MTo1OjE5Mzg1&&p_multi=ATMB}}</ref><ref name=apc>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/stephanie-schweitzer |title=Stephanie Schweitzer &#124; APC Corporate |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Australia |date=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref><ref name=fromyo>http://www.2xu.com.au/News/Article/Australian-Paralympic-Athletics-Team-Announced</ref><ref name=nswisportus/>
Schweitzer started competing in 2005.<ref name=apc/> She participated in the 2005 Pacific School Games. At the event, she earned one bronze medal, four silver medals and a gold medal in the long jump event.<ref name=apc/> At the 2007 Australian Underage Championships, she earned a silver medal and a pair of gold medals.<ref name=apc/> She competed in the 2007 National Championships. At the event, she earned a gold medal in the 400 metre event.<ref name=apc/> She first represented Australia in 2007 at the INAS-FID World Championships.<ref name=apc/> At the 2011 Arafura Games, she finished first in the Women Long Jump Ambulant event with a distance of 4.78 metres.<ref name=arufugames2011>{{cite news|title=ARAFURA GAMES RESULTS|newspaper=Northern Territory News|location=Darwin, Australia|date=12 May 2011|access-date=8 July 2012|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AUNB:NTPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1372A82847DC8AF0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9|page=28}}</ref> She finished first in the Women's 400m Ambulant event with a time of 63.93 seconds.<ref name=arufugames2011/> At the 2011 Australian Athletics Championships, she finished third in the long jump with a jump of {{convert|4.81|m}}.<ref name=thirdlongjump>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportal.co.nz/other-sports-news-display/beattie-takes-world-mark-118827 |title=Beattie takes world mark&nbsp;— Other Sports&nbsp;— Sportal New Zealand |publisher=Sportal.co.nz |access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref> At the 2011 Para-athletes Global Games World Championships, she competed in the 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre events and the long jump. She finished second in the 100 metre event.<ref name=apc/><ref name=anotehrsource/> She competed in the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships.<ref name=ipcsite/> With a time of 26.70 seconds, she won the 200m event.<ref name=ipcsite>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/world-records-fall-australian-athletics-championships |title=World Records Fall at Australian Athletics Championships &#124; IPC |publisher=Paralympic.org |access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref> In 2012, she was ranked fifth in the world in her class in the long jump event.<ref name=apc/> She was selected to represent [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in athletics in the F20 long jump event.<ref name=apc>{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/stephanie-schweitzer |title=Stephanie Schweitzer &#124; APC Corporate |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Australia |year=2012 |access-date=2012-07-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712070215/https://www.paralympic.org.au/team/stephanie-schweitzer |archive-date=2012-07-12 }}</ref><ref name=nswisportus/> She finished 4th 2012 Games.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 22 May 2023

Stephanie Schweitzer
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Schweitzer
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic athletics

Stephanie Schweitzer (born 16 September 1992) is an Australian athletics competitor. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics but did not medal.

Personal

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Schweitzer was born on 16 September 1992,[1] and went to Baulkham Hills High School in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales.[1][2] She was born with a learning disability.[1] As of 2012, she works as a personal trainer.[1]

Athletics

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Schweitzer at the 2012 London Paralympics
Schweitzer at the 2012 London Paralympics

Schweitzer is a T20 classified long jumper.[1][3] She has an athletics scholarship with the New South Wales Institute of Sport,[2][4] and is coached by Matt Rawlings.[2]

Schweitzer started competing in 2005.[1] She participated in the 2005 Pacific School Games. At the event, she earned one bronze medal, four silver medals and a gold medal in the long jump event.[1] At the 2007 Australian Underage Championships, she earned a silver medal and a pair of gold medals.[1] She competed in the 2007 National Championships. At the event, she earned a gold medal in the 400 metre event.[1] She first represented Australia in 2007 at the INAS-FID World Championships.[1] At the 2011 Arafura Games, she finished first in the Women Long Jump Ambulant event with a distance of 4.78 metres.[5] She finished first in the Women's 400m Ambulant event with a time of 63.93 seconds.[5] At the 2011 Australian Athletics Championships, she finished third in the long jump with a jump of 4.81 metres (15.8 ft).[6] At the 2011 Para-athletes Global Games World Championships, she competed in the 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre events and the long jump. She finished second in the 100 metre event.[1][2] She competed in the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships.[3] With a time of 26.70 seconds, she won the 200m event.[3] In 2012, she was ranked fifth in the world in her class in the long jump event.[1] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the F20 long jump event.[1][4] She finished 4th 2012 Games.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stephanie Schweitzer | APC Corporate". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Spierings, Steven (25 October 2011). "Stephanie Schweitzer targets London Paralympics — Local News — Sport — Athletics". Hills News. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "World Records Fall at Australian Athletics Championships | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "NSWIS". NSWIS. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "ARAFURA GAMES RESULTS". Northern Territory News. Darwin, Australia. 12 May 2011. p. 28. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Beattie takes world mark — Other Sports — Sportal New Zealand". Sportal.co.nz. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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