Jamieson Leeson
![]() Jamieson Leeson in 2019 | |
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Born | 18 March 2003 |
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Sport | Boccia |
Disability class | BC3 |
Jamieson Leeson (born 18 March 2003) is an Australian boccia player. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [1]
Early life[]
She was born on 18 March 2003 with spinal muscular atrophy.[2] She uses a wheelchair and her mother, Amanda, is her primary carer. The rugby league's Men of League Foundation provided her family with a customised van with specialist wheelchair lift to help her daily transport. [3]In 2021, she lives in Dunedoo, New South Wales and attends .[4][5]
Boccia[]
She began playing in 2018 where she was scouted in a school’s knock out competition in Orange, New South Wales and trains in Sydney under Australia's Boccia Head Coach Ken Halliday. [2]In March 2019, Jamieson competed in her first ever boccia competition, winning gold in pairs.[4] She has won silver medals in the singles and pairs at the 2019 Boccia Australia National Titles.[4]
In May 2019, she won a bronze medal in the pairs at the Hong Kong World Open. [4]In July 2019, she competed in both the pairs and individual events at the Seoul Asia-Oceania Regional Championships, winning her first ever international individual game against a Paralympic gold medalist.[4]
In 2021, she received a Tier 3 Scholarship within the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship & Mentoring Program.[4]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she teamed with Daniel Michel and Spencer Cotie in the Mixed Pairs BC3, where they won 2 and lost 2 matches but failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
At just 16, Jamieson has been the youngest person ever to represent Australia in boccia. [6]She has been selected for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [7]
References[]
- ^ "Australian Boccia Players Ready To 'Shake Things Up' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Jamieson Leeson". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lifting the spirits of Jamieson Leeson and her family". Men of League. September 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Jamieson Leeson". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dunedoo's Jamieson Leeson will represent Australia at the Hong Kong Boccia World Open". Daily Liberal. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Jamieson Leeson is living the dream as an international athlete". Cerebral Palsy Alliance. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Australian Boccia Players Ready To 'Shake Things Up' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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External links[]
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Boccia players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic boccia players of Australia
- People with spinal muscular atrophy