Jamieson Leeson

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Jamieson Leeson
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Jamieson Leeson in 2019
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 18)
Sport
SportBoccia
Disability classBC3

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[]

  1. ^ "Australian Boccia Players Ready To 'Shake Things Up' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Jamieson Leeson". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Lifting the spirits of Jamieson Leeson and her family". Men of League. September 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Jamieson Leeson". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Dunedoo's Jamieson Leeson will represent Australia at the Hong Kong Boccia World Open". Daily Liberal. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Jamieson Leeson is living the dream as an international athlete". Cerebral Palsy Alliance. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Australian Boccia Players Ready To 'Shake Things Up' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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