Sophie Pascoe
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Sophie Frances Pascoe, MNZM
, (born 8 January 1993 in Christchurch
, New Zealand
) is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer
, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
, winning a gold and a silver medal for the 100 m breaststroke and 100 m butterfly respectively and later a gold for the women's 200 m individual medley. Pascoe then had to share a gold medal for the 100 m backstroke when she drew first with South Africa
n Shireen Sapiro
. A lawn mower accident at the age of 2 led to the loss of one of her legs below the knee. At only 15 years of age, Pascoe was New Zealand's youngest at the Beijing paralympics
, and the youngest ever New Zealander to win a medal.
She trains at QE2 club in Christchurch under coach Roly Critchon.
Pascoe has just recently claimed the title of New Zealand's favorite Paralympic Athlete in a nationwide voting competition. For this she has won a Mitsubishi VRX outlander.
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
, (born 8 January 1993 in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
, winning a gold and a silver medal for the 100 m breaststroke and 100 m butterfly respectively and later a gold for the women's 200 m individual medley. Pascoe then had to share a gold medal for the 100 m backstroke when she drew first with South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Shireen Sapiro
Shireen Sapiro
Shireen Sapiro is a South African paralympics swimmer, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal for the 100 m backstroke.- Biography :...
. A lawn mower accident at the age of 2 led to the loss of one of her legs below the knee. At only 15 years of age, Pascoe was New Zealand's youngest at the Beijing paralympics
New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
New Zealand sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in 7 sports: athletics, boccia, cycling, power-lifting, shooting, swimming and wheelchair rugby.-Medalists:...
, and the youngest ever New Zealander to win a medal.
She trains at QE2 club in Christchurch under coach Roly Critchon.
Pascoe has just recently claimed the title of New Zealand's favorite Paralympic Athlete in a nationwide voting competition. For this she has won a Mitsubishi VRX outlander.