Felicity Johnson
 2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1971 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | B3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Felicity Jane Johnson OAM (born 30 May 1971) is an Australian Paralympic tandem cyclist, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
Personal
[edit]Felicity Jane Johnson was born on 30 May 1971 with a visual impairment.[1][2] Her early sporting career was as a track and field athlete and she won two silver medals in the 800 m at the FESPIC Games. She is employed as a support worker with Can Do for Kids, an organisation established for children with sensory disabilities.[1]
Career
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Johnson won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Women's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3 event with her pilot Katie Parker.[3] At the 2012 London Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's 1 km Time Trial B with her pilot Stephanie Morton.[3]
In 2014, she was paired with pilot Holly Takos and competed in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games where the South Australian duo placed fourth.
Recognition
[edit]Johnson won the National Achievement Award for Best Newcomer in 2007, and was twice named Blind Sportsperson of the Year, in 2010 and 2011.[1] In 2012, she was a finalist for the Australian Paralympian of the Year award[4] She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Felicity Johnson". Australian Paralympic Committee Team Profile. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Felicity Johnson". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Freney favourite to win top Paralympian". Australian Associated Press. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
External links
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- Felicity Johnson at the International Paralympic Committee
- Australian Paralympic Committee Team Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-04)
- Cycling Australia Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-03-19)
