Louise

Louise Sauvage

  • Birthday.

    Birthday.
    Full name Alix Louise Sauvage CAH. Born in perth Nestern Ashvalia. Louise was born with severe congenital Spnal condion. She had 21 operations before she was 10 years old.
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    Louise Sauvage.

  • Siwmming.

    Siwmming.
    She started Swimming at the age of 3 to make her look Stronger.
  • Start of Wheelchair Sport.

    Start of Wheelchair Sport.
    Lousie Began Wheelchair Sport at the age of 8 years old.
  • National W.A Swim Team.

    National W.A Swim Team.
    Louise represent W.A in the Swimming Team for the last time because of a operation.
  • Joins Professinal Circut.

    Joins Professinal Circut.
    Louise turns to professional Wheelchair racing at the age of 15 years old.
  • 1st Intenational Competition.

    Louise compets at IPC Athletics Worls Champanships in Assen, Holland and wins Gold in 100m.
  • Barcelona Paralympics.

    Barcelona Paralympics.
    Louise compets in 3 races 100m, 400m, 600m. Louise gets Gold in 100m with a time of a time of 1737, Gold in 400m in a time of 56.71. Silver in the 800m in a timeof 01.54.9.
  • Award.

    Award.
    Louise receives OAM which stands for order Australia which is given out on Australia day every year.
  • Internation Road Race.

    Internation Road Race.
    Louise compets at oz day 10k road race in Sydney and places 1st in the open womens section.
  • Boston Marathon

    Boston Marathon
    louise races of the first time in the boston marathon and comes 3rd. It is also the year she got her first kneeling wheelchair.
  • Road Racing.

    Road Racing.
    Louise does more racing including 15k gaspavilla race which she wins and comes 2nd at Lilac Bloomsday 12k race.
  • Atlanta Paralympics.

    Atlanta Paralympics.
    Louise compets in four races 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m and receiving Gold at 4 events making her best Paralympics ever.
  • Sydney paralympian.

    Sydney paralympian.
    Louise receives Medal for 3 events in front of a home crowd. Gold for 5000m, 1500m and Silver for 800m.
  • Athens Paralympics.

    Athens Paralympics.
    louise get 2 Silver Medals in 400m, 800m. This is her last Paralympic and is about to retiver from racing.
  • Coaching Carrer.

    Coaching Carrer.
    The first athlete she coached was Angre Ballard who won Gold at 400m and Silver in 100, 200, 800m,1500mevets.
    shewas the Aletic coach for the Beijings games.
  • Current Job.

    Current Job.
    Louise is Curretly theWheelchair Tade and Road Elite Development coach at the New South Wales institutle of sport.