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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Tokoroa, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | North Harbour Bays: Tokoroa, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | In 2009 an Achilles tendon injury ruined her domestic season. (stuff.co.nz, 10 Aug 2010) A foot stress fracture in 2005 meant she could not walk properly for about six months. (nzherald.co.nz, 10 May 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I was a tiny tot, about four years old, and people would bribe me with a pie or an ice block to fill in for my brothers' relay teams. From there it went on to winning red ribbons when I was about six or seven years old and I loved that. That's what got me interested, and I haven't stopped since." |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Australian 400m runner Cathy Freeman (nzherald.co.nz, 10 May 2007) |
| Awards and honours | She became the first New Zealand woman to run under 23 seconds for 200m, at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. (stuff.co.nz, 10 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Chris Williams |
| Coach from which country? | New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Other information | She won gold at the World Universaide in 2009. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010) EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE She has been training and competing in Europe since April 2010. She is based in England. (stuff.co.nz, 10 Aug 2010) |