Lisa McIntosh

Elizabeth "Lisa" McIntosh, OAM[1][2] (born 16 December 1982)[3] is an Australian Paralympian athlete with cerebral palsy, who competes mainly in sprint events.

For other people named Elizabeth McIntosh, see Elizabeth McIntosh (disambiguation).

Lisa McIntosh
McIntosh with her gold medal won in the 200 m T38 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth McIntosh
Nationality Australia
Born (1982-12-16) 16 December 1982
Sandringham, Victoria
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m T38
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m T37
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m T37
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Birmingham 400 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lille 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lille 200 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 200 m T37
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham 100 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Birmingham 200 m T38
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Lille 400 m T38
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 100 m T37

Personal

McIntosh was born in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham on 16 December 1982.[4] She has cerebral palsy which affects her left side.[5] She works as a swimming instructor and lives in the Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield.[3]

Career
McIntosh celebrates winning gold in the 200 m T38 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Action shot of McIntosh during her gold medal-winning sprint in the 200 m T38 event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
McIntosh winning the final of 100 m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

McIntosh first competed for Australia in 1998.[3] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won three gold medals in the women's 100 m – T38, women's 200 m – T38 and women's 400 m – T38 events,[6] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia,.[1] She was named the 2000 Junior Female Paralympian of the Year.[3] At the 2004 Athens Games, she won a silver medal in the women's 200 m – T37 event and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m – T37 event,[6] and finished fifth in the women's 400 m – T38 event.[7] despite recovering from a stress fracture in her left foot.[5] At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, she won two gold medals in the women's 100 m – T37 and women's 200 m – T37 events.[6] She holds the world record for 100 m, 200 m and 400 m T37.[3] She was named the 2008 Female Paralympian of the Year.[3]

At the IPC Athletics World Championships, she won gold medals in women's 100 m and 200 m T37 events at both the 2002 Lille[8] and 2006 Assen competitions.[9] At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m – T37 event.[4] She was an Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship holder in 2003.[10] She is taking a break to consider her future in athletics.[3]

References
  1. "McIntosh, Lisa". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. "AIS Athletes at the Beijing Paralympic Games". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. "Lisa McIntosh". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  4. "McINTOSH Elizabeth". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. "Spo: Paralympian 'Jana' determined to run". Australian Sports News Wire. Australian Associated Press. 3 September 2004.
  6. "Lisa McIntosh". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. "Women's 400 m T38 – Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  8. "Annual Report 2002-2003" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  9. "Annual Report 2006-2007" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  10. "AIS at the Paralympics". Australian Sports Commission Website. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
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