Maria Strong (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Maz |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 11 March 1971 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Club | Athletics Essendon |
Maria Strong (born 11 March 1971) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She has been selected for 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
Personal[edit]
Strong was born on 11 March 1971.[3] She has cerebral palsy and was also been diagnosed with autism, epilepsy, and a brain injury that she acquired after experiencing status epilepticus in her twenties.[4] In 2021, she lives in Melbourne and works as swimming instructor.[4]
Athletics[edit]
She has been an athletics official since 2014 and then decided to take up the shot put at the age of 46.[4] She is classifed as F33 and coached by Australian Paralympian John Eden.[4]
Her first international competition was the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, where she placed fifth in the Women's Shot Put F33.[3]
Recognition[edit]
Strong was awarded the Disability Sport and Recreation's Masters Sports Person of the Year at the 2018 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Stronger in more ways than one". The Herald Sun. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Maria Strong". Dubai 2019 Results. Retrieved 25 July 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Maria Strong". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021. Unknown parameter
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