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Amy Winters, School Sport Foundation Ambassador

Amy Winters, School Sport Ambassador
 
Date of Birth: 19 March 1978 Schools Attended: Kempsey High School
Sport/Events: 100m sprint, 200m sprint
Australian Representative: 1994 - present

Career Highlights:

Paralympics
2000 - Gold medallist in 100m and 200m
2000 - Bronze medallist in 400m
1996 - Gold medallist in 200m
1996 - Bronze medallist in 100m
World Championships
1998 - Gold medallist in 100m and 200m
1994 - Silver medallist in 100m, 200m and long jump
Paralympic Revival
1999, 1997 and 1995

Former Kempsey High student Amy Winters is an extremely talented runner who since the age of 16 has represented Australia at the International Paralympic Committee World Athletics Championships, Paralympics and Paralympic Revival.

Amy's specialty events are the 100m and 200m. In 1999 she held the World Record for the 100m, in 1996 the World Record for the 200m and in 1994 she held the Australian Record in the 200m and Long Jump. This is an outstanding achievement for someone who is only 23 years of age.

Amy lives by the motto: 'There are no short cuts to any place worth going'.

School Sport Foundation Ambassadors
Taryn Woods
Brett Lee
Amy Winters
Louise Currey
Kirsten Thompson
Greg Welch
Return to Ambassador Program
 
Contact Details
Email: Taryn Woods
Phone: (02) 9244 5529
Fax: (02) 9244 5563
 
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