Nicole Harris

Nicole Harris (born 16 July 1992) is an Australian Paralympic athlete with intellectual disability and mild cerebral palsy. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.[1]

Nicole Harris
2016 Australian team portrait
Personal information
Nickname(s)Coley
Born (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992
Hurstville, New South Wales
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportTrack and field (F20)
ClubSt George District Athletics Club

Personal

Harris was born on 16 July 1992 in Hurstville, New South Wales with an intellectual impairment and cerebral palsy.[2] She attended Danebank Anglican School for Girls.[3] In 2016, she works at Danebank School and Caringbah YMCA.

Athletics

Harris was initially a 1500m runner but changed to throwing events after a coach suggested that she might be successful due to her long limbs.[2] She is classified as a F20 athlete. At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, she finished 6th in the Women's Shot Put F20. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, she finished 7th in the Women's Shot Put F20.

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics Harris competed in the F20 Shot put event ranking 7th overall.[4]

References
  1. "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "Nicole Harris". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. "Nicole Harris". Danebrook Girls School website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. "Women's F20 Shot Put results". 2016 Rio Paralympics website. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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