| Description |
xvi, 296 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Wind Beneath My Wheels -- 2. Don't Cry for Me -- 3. Sports Girl -- 4. The Worst Years of My Life -- 5. World Champ ... and Starry-Eyed! -- 6. They Said I'd Never Make it! -- 7. Barcelona - Ole! -- 8. Next Stop: the World -- 9. 'Melt into Obscurity, Mr Tunstall' -- 10. Atlanta Gold -- 11. Atlanta Blues -- 12. The Long Road Home -- 13. The Great Race -- 14. Win Some...Lose Some -- 15. The Gathering Storm -- 16. Countdown! -- 17. Let the Games Begin -- 18. One Down ... a Long Way to go -- 19. Doing it My Way -- 20. Back to the Future |
| Summary |
Louise Sauvage is one of the most celebrated athletes in Australias sporting history. A three-time Paralympian, Louise has dominated wheelchair racing over the past decade, claiming titles in everything from marathons to short sprints. Her international dominance as an athlete began in 1990 when, at the age of 16, she claimed gold in the 100 meters at the World Championship in Assen. The winner of nine gold Paralympic medals over the last three Games and countless other races worldwide, including the Boston and Los Angeles Marathons, she has won the International Wheelchair Athlete of the Year Award three years running. Louise now shares her amazing, courageous, and always inspiring story |
| Analysis |
Sports |
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Physical disability |
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Autobiography |
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Paralympic Games |
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Sauvage, Louise |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Sauvage, Louise, 1973-
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Sauvage, Louise
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Sauvage, Louise
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Autobiographies.
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People with disabilities athletes -- Australia -- Biography
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Athletes with disabilities -- Australia -- Biography.
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Wheelchair track and field -- Australia -- Biography.
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Women track and field athletes -- Australia -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Heads, Ian, author
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Fraser, Dawn, 1937- writer of foreword
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| ISBN |
9780732272630 (paperback) |
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