LEESON Jamieson

Date of Birth: 18 Mar 2003

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Sport Class: BC3

Place of birth: MUDGEE, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : DUNEDOO, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boccia	Pairs - BC3 AUS Australia	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 4	Pairs - BC3 Pool B #186 AUS Australia 2 JPN Japan 3	Finished
	Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 2	Pairs - BC3 Pool B #208 AUS Australia 4 POR Portugal 3	Finished
	Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 3	Pairs - BC3 Pool B #221 AUS Australia 5 BRA Brazil 2	Finished
	Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 4	Pairs - BC3 Pool B #235 HKG Hong Kong, China 3* AUS Australia 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Jam (sahof.org.au, 14 Sep 2020)

Supporting Australian rugby league team Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. (Instagram profile, 21 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Boccia New South Wales [Australia]

Ken Halliday [national], AUS

2019 for Australia (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

She was first introduced to the sport at age four, before pursuing it in 2018. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019; mudgeeguardian.com.au, 19 Sep 2019)

She had played boccia as a child but decided to focus on the sport after being talent spotted while competing in a school competition. "To be honest, when I went to the school competition I didn't really want to go because I hadn't played for so long. I wasn't really interested, but I went and look what's happened." (dailyliberal.com.au, 07 May 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 21 Jun 2021)

She trains for five hours a day, three times a week at Sydney Olympic Park in New South Wales, Australia. (sportaccessfoundation.org.au, 05 May 2021)

Winning gold at the 2019 New South Wales State Titles in Australia. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"A champion is defined not by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall." (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Classification
BC3 (World Boccia, 08 Aug 2021; paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 18 months old. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

Guide
Amanda Leeson [mother] (dailyliberal.com.au, 07 May 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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