Amy Ridley
 Amy Ridley in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 10 July 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Goalball |
| Team | Aussie Belles |
| Coached by | Peter Corr |
Amy Ridley (born 10 July 2002) is an Australian goalball athlete. She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Personal life[]
Ridley was born on 10 July 2002. At the age of six she was diagnosed with panuveitis, an autoimmune disease.[2] She attended Turramurra High School. In 2021, she is a full-time student, studying law and business, and working casually as an academic tutor.[2]
Goalball[]
In 2017, Ridley took up goalball as part of the Goalball 4 Schools program in New South Wales. She was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal at the 2019 Youth World Championships.[2][3] In November 2020, she was awarded the Sport NSW Young Coach of the Year Award for her services to goalball.[4]
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, the Belles won two group stage games and lost to Turkey in the quarter finals.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "'No Excuses' For Tokyo-Bound Aussie Belles". Paralympics Australia. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Amy Ridley". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Australia girls aim to defend IBSA Goalball Youth World Championships on home ground as boys' event is wide open". Inside the Games website. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020 NSW community sports awards winners". Sport NSW website. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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