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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Canberra, ACT, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Athletics Wollongong: Wollongong, NSW, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Rollerblading, going to the movies, listening to music, shopping, going to the beach and hanging out with friends. (athletics.com.au, 17 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She watched other athletes doing the Fosbury flop in the high jump at school and successfully copied it, placing third in her first competition. Her parents then enrolled her in Little Athletics. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Australian high jumper Alison Inverarity. (schools.nsw.edu.au, 08 Aug 2002) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Peter Lawler |
| Training Regime | She trains two hours a day, six days a week. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started aged eight at school. |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Never give up." (NSW Institute of Sport, 22 Dec 2001) |
| Other information | COACH Her coach Peter Lawler was a six-time national javelin medallist. (visa-asia.com, 31 Dec 2005) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the Australian National Championship. (Illawarramercury.com.au, 20 Jun 2009) |
| Ambitions | To make a major international championship final. (runnerstribe.com, 09 May 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Tournament | Commonwealth Games |
| Location | Manchester |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | Australia |