SMITH Natalie

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1975

Age: 46

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SH1

Place of birth: MELBOURNE, VIC

Birth Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	19
	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	46

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2012	London, GBR	492.4
5	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	142.5
8	R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	389.5
22	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2012	London, GBR	597
24	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	608.8
31	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	626.4
World Championships
10	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	612.1
13	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	631.0
14	R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	607.7
32	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	628.4
DNS	Mixed R10 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Team	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	DNS

Nat (Queensland Target Sports Facebook page, 19 Feb 2019)

Occupation:

Husband Stuart, son Daniel [2014]

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

Her grandfather Norman Lutz was selected to represent Australia in shooting at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. However, a heart attack prevented him from participating. (nataliesmith.com.au, 21 May 2017; couriermail.com.au, 03 Mar 2016)

Other sports:

She competed in equestrian at state level in Australia before she sustained her impairment. She has also competed in Para archery at national level, finishing runner-up at the Australian national championships in 2021. (Facebook page, 03 Apr 2021; nataliesmith.com.au, 21 May 2017)

2011 for Australia, in London, Great Britain (paralympic.org.au, 14 Nov 2011)

In 2019 she sustained a shoulder injury while visiting Hanover, Germany. (Facebook page, 24 Aug 2019)

In April 2014, she underwent hip surgery immediately following the birth of her son Daniel by caesarean section. She quickly returned to competition but suffered several infections and was forced to undergo further surgeries, which resulted in her missing the July 2014 World Championships in Suhl, Germany. (shootingaustralia.org, 27 Aug 2020)

She began shooting in 2010 at the Belmont Shooting Complex in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. (couriermail.com.au, 27 Jul 2011)

She visited a shooting range for fun and found she was good at it. Within a year, she was in Australia's shadow Paralympic squad. "It was a time where I was struggling to find things to do that felt normal after my accident. It gave me more of a sense of control over everything I was doing." (shootingaustralia.org, 27 Aug 2020; couriermail.com.au, 27 Jul 2011)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 26 Sep 2018)

She trains at the Belmont Shooting Complex in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. (shootingaustralia.org, 27 Aug 2020)

Philosophy:

"Instead of looking at the hundred-thousand reasons to quit, look at the thousand reasons not to give up." (nataliesmith.com.au, 21 May 2017)

In 2012, 2013 and 2016 she was named Para Shooter of the Year by Shooting Australia. She also received the 2015 Elite Para Athlete of the Year award from Shooting Australia. (shootingaustralia.org, 2018)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 31 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (nataliesmith.com.au, 21 May 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nataliesmith.com.au, 21 May 2017)

Impairment Details
She has paraplegia as the result of a hiking accident in 2009. She slipped off a rock while on a tourist walk in Northern Territory, Australia. (nataliesmith.com.au, 21 May 2017)

General
FAMILY
In April 2014 she gave birth to her son Daniel after being told that the chances of her ever having children naturally were low because of her impairment. "I said to my friends and family that I wouldn't believe I was pregnant until I actually gave birth." (shootingaustralia.org, 27 Aug 2020; matermothers.org.au, 10 Apr 2014)

FORMER OCCUPATION
Before her accident she worked as a theatre nurse for eight years at the Northern Hospital in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (couriermail.com.au, 03 Mar 2016)

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Legend

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

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