Janelle Falzon
 Australian swimmers Priya Cooper (gold) and Janelle Falzon (bronze) on the medal dais at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Janelle Cherie Falzon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1981 Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Janelle Cherie Falzon, OAM[1] (born 4 April 1981)[2] is an Australian paralympic swimmer. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales.[3] At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S7-10 event,[4] for which she won a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and two bronze medals in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 and Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 events.[4] At the 1996 games, she competed in but did not medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 event, the Women's 200 m Medley SM8 event, and the Women's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10 event.[4] At the 2000 Games, she competed in the 100 m Backstroke S8 event, the 100 m Freestyle S8 event, the 400 m Freestyle S8 event and the 50 m Freestyle S8 event, but did not win any medals at those Games.[4] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Falzon, Janelle Cherie, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Australian Paralympic Federation (1996). Media guide : 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Federation.
- ^ Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ^ a b c d "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Falzon, Janelle: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- Female Paralympic swimmers for Australia
- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Australian female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers from Sydney
- S8-classified para swimmers
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- 20th-century Australian women
- Sportswomen from New South Wales