LAMBERT Noelle

United States of America

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Jan 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T63

Place of birth: LONDONDERRY, NH

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : LONDONDERRY, NH

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T63	6

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T63 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T63 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	100m - T63	2019	Dubai, UAE	16.30

Hobbies:

Snowboarding, supporting American football team the New England Patriots, US ice hockey team the Boston Bruins, and US basketball team the Boston Celtics. (Facebook profile, 15 Mar 2021; goriverhawks.com, 27 Apr 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Criminology - University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States

Family:

Partner Mark Beirne

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Kirstin Kochanek [personal]; Sherman Hart [personal], from 2019

Sporting relatives:

Her partner Mark Beirne has played lacrosse for Southern New Hampshire University in the United States of America. (Instagram profile, 28 Jan 2021; Mark Beirne Instagram profile, 26 Jan 2021)

Other sports:

She competed in lacrosse for the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the United States of America both before and after her amputation. (goriverhawks.com, 14 May 2019, 17 Apr 2019)

Start:

She took up Para athletics in May 2017 at Fortitude Health and Training in Manchester, NH, United States of America. (uslaxmagazine.com, 17 Dec 2018)

Reason:

After she was fitted with her first running prosthesis in April 2017, she began running with coach Kirstin Kochanek as a form or rehabilitation in order to return to playing lacrosse for her college. After graduating in 2019, coaches from the US national team suggested she try out for the US team, and she set herself a goal of competing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "As for Para athletics, it's my stubborn mindset of constantly wanting to improve. Nothing is ever good enough." (goriverhawks.com, 27 Apr 2019; bostonglobe.com, 25 Jan 2019; uslaxmagazine.com, 17 Dec 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (bostonglobe.com, 25 Jan 2019)

Training:

She trains five days a week, and includes three or four weightlifting sessions in her weekly routine. (insidelacrosse.com, 14 May 2020)

Hero:

US American football player Tom Brady. (goriverhawks.com, 27 Apr 2019)

Influence:

Her uncle Vincent, who has undergone a double amputation. (uslaxmagazine.com, 17 Dec 2018)

Philosophy:

"You never know what you're capable of doing until you fail." (uslaxmagazine.com, 17 Dec 2018)

Award:

While competing for University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2019 she received the Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award, which is given to students who have overcome personal, academic or emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in college athletics. (goriverhawks.com, 14 May 2019)

In 2019 she received the Heroes Among Us Award from US basketball team the Boston Celtics. The award is given to an individual or individuals who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to the community. (lowellsun.com, 29 Jan 2019)

In 2018 she received the inaugural America East Inspiration Award. The award is given to college athletes whose perseverance, dedication and determination is used to overcome life-altering events. (goriverhawks.com, 27 Apr 2019; americaeast.com, 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T63, F63 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (goriverhawks.com, 14 May 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (goriverhawks.com, 14 May 2019)

Impairment Details
In July 2016 she was involved in a moped accident on Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts island in the United States of America. The accident resulted in the amputation of her left leg above the knee. "It was my first time driving a moped. I lost control and side-swiped a truck." (goriverhawks.com, 14 May 2019; bostonglobe.com, 25 Jan 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is the founder of a non-profit organisation called the Born To Run Foundation. The foundation helps provide specialised prosthetics to younger adults and children. "After learning the costs of prosthetics and how insurance companies will only cover everyday prosthetics, it inspired me to start my own foundation to give back to others." (Instagram profile, 24 Feb 2021; The Born To Run Foundation Instagram profile, 13 Sep 2019; uml.edu, 2019; theborntorunfoundation.org, 15 Aug 2018)

LACROSSE
She played lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts Lowell prior to her accident, and sat out her sophomore year [2017] during her rehabilitation. After she was fitted with her first running prosthesis in April 2017 she was cleared to play lacrosse halfway through her junior year [2018] by the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA]. She scored in her first game back for her college in April 2018. "I remember asking my lacrosse coach Carissa Medeiros if I was still on the team when she visited me in hospital after my accident. Sports were always a huge part of my life. Right away I had this mindset where I was going to return to the field any way I can." (goriverhawks.com, 27 Apr 2019; bostonglobe.com, 25 Jan 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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