WALLACE Vanessa

Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F34

Place of birth: LONDON

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : LONDON

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F34	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Women's Shot Put - F34 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	Shot Put - F34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7.27
World Championships
3	Shot Put - F34	2019	Dubai, UAE	7.66
5	Shot Put - F34	2017	London, GBR	7.64
European Championships
1	Shot Put - F34	2018	Berlin, GER	7.45
2	Shot Put - F34	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	8.73
7	Javelin Throw - F34	2018	Berlin, GER	9.86

Nessa (risingeast.co.uk, 03 Mar 2017)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Exercise Science, Sports Science - University of East London, Great Britain

Languages spoken:

Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club [London, GBR]

Alison O'Riordan [personal], GBR, from 2014

2016 for Great Britain, Grand Prix in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (uel.ac.uk, 11 Mar 2016)

She began wheelchair racing in 2012 at the Haringey Wheelers club in London, England. She switched to shot put in December 2014. (uel.ac.uk, 01 Jun 2016, 11 Mar 2016)

She originally took up Para athletics to strengthen her arm muscles. After attending a throwing try-out session, she was invited to train with coach Alison O'Riordan. (risingeast.co.uk, 03 Mar 2017; uel.ac.uk, 01 Jun 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (bbc.co.uk, 12 Nov 2019)

Coach Alison O'Riordan. (britishathletics.org.uk, 31 Oct 2018)

Philosophy:

"Sometimes you have to trust who is around you, yourself, and just know you can even if you don't have an answer." (home.bt.com, 24 May 2018)

She received the 2018 Mike Brace CBE Award for Individual Achievement of the Year from the University of East London in England. (Instagram profile, 24 May 2018; uel.ac.uk, 24 May 2018)

She was named the 2015 Para Sports Performer of the Year in Haringey, England. (haringey.gov.uk, 11 Mar 2016)

General Interest

Classification
T34, F34 (IPC, 03 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (thesun.co.uk, 2014)

Impairment Details
She was born with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which causes joint problems and affects leg mobility. The condition began to affect her as a teenager. She also has dystonia, a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms and contractures. (voice-online.co.uk, 14 Nov 2019; standard.co.uk, 14 Sep 2016; thesun.co.uk, 01 Jan 2014)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a member of the athletes' commission for UK Athletics. "It is quite a privileged position to be in. To me I'm still a baby growing into a toddler in terms of my experience on British teams, particularly in comparison to some people on the team [speaking in 2018]. But knowing that you are someone people feel comfortable about being around, whether they have had 20 years' experience, or this is their first trip, for me is a huge privilege. It makes me feel really good and I enjoy knowing that I have my wheels in a couple of camps." (britishathletics.org.uk, 31 Oct 2018)

COACHING
She has served as a wheelchair racing coach at the Haringey Wheelers club in London, England. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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