Amy Ridley

Amy Ridley (born 10 July 2002) is an Australian goalball athlete. She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Amy Ridley
Amy Ridley in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportGoalball
TeamAussie Belles
Coached byPeter Corr

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, Ridley and the other members of the Belles team comprising Meica Horsburgh, Raissa Martin, Jennifer Blow, Brodie Smith, and Tyan Taylor won two group stage games out of four and qualified for the quarterfinals. The team lost to Turkey 10-6 and failed to win a medal.[5]

See also

References
  1. "'No Excuses' For Tokyo-Bound Aussie Belles". Paralympics Australia. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. "Amy Ridley". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "2020 NSW community sports awards winners". Sport NSW website. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 23 June 2022.


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