SMITH Brodie

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
8	Women	2018	Malmo, SWE

Brodes (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Playing video games and board games. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Student

Education - University of Newcastle, Australia

Partner Jake Benson

English

Hunter Hub [Maitland, NSW, AUS]

Simon Smith [club, national]; Peter Corr [national]

She took up the sport at age 15 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

"Prior to playing goalball I actually had never played sport in my life. I actually hated sport with a passion. I feel like that partly was in relation to the fact that I felt like I couldn't play. I participated at a [goalball] demo at Braille camp, and my coach was like, 'Hey, you have potential to travel with this'. I heard the word 'travel' and I was like, yes! As time past, as my skills continue to develop, it gave me a sense of accomplishment and pride." (sirensport.com.au, 18 May 2021; nbnnews.com.au, 24 Feb 2021; Save Sight Institute YouTube channel, 05 Jul 2019)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

She goes to the gym up to seven days a week. (sirensport.com.au, 18 May 2021)

Winning gold at the 2017 International Blind Sports Federation [IBSA] World Youth Championships in Budaors, Hungary. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Australian goalball player Meica Horsburgh. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Her father Simon Smith. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

"As long as you try your best, you're already a winner." (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

She won the Leading Goal Scorer Award at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Save Sight Institute YouTube channel, 05 Jul 2019)