Patricia Molseed
Patricia Molseed is a vision impaired Australian Paralympic athlete. She won a gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Women's Shot Put B1 event.[1] Her first throw of 8.82 m was a Paralympic record but also resulted in a torn back muscle with prevented her further good throws. She was 43 during the Games and a school teacher in Perth, Western Australia.[2]
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In 2013, she was a music teacher at Bluff Point Primary School, Geraldton, Western Australia and had a guide dog.[3]
References
- "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- "Mclntyre adds gold to her bronze". The Canberra Times. 20 October 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- Hay, Darcy (24 May 2013). "Comforting new canine companion". Yahoo News. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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