Women’s T54 1500 Metres Age (Days) Born 2018 Personal Best

1107 BALLARD Angie AUS – 35y 307d 1982 3:17.77 -17 DEFENDING COMMONWEALTH GAMES CHAMPION T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk Three medals at 2012 & 2016 Paralympics. Former world 400m record holder 1 IPC World 200 2002; 3 Paralympic 100 2004 (7 400, 5 800); 6 COM 800 2006; 5 Paralympic 100 2008 (6800, 7 200/400); 2 Paralympic 200/400 2012 (3 100, 5 800); 2 IPC World 100/200/800 2013 (3 400); 1 COM 1500 2014; 1 IPC World 200/400 2015 (3 800, 10 1500); 2 Paralympic 4x400 2016 (3 100/400). Paralysed in a car accident age 7. Born-Canberra, coach-Fred Periac She is the only one of the 1500m field who is not also entered for Sunday’s T54

1189 ROY Diane CAN – Canada 47y 90d 1971 3:36.70 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs 2006 IPC World Marathon Champion. 2010 Commonwealth Games Champion at 1500m. Twice winner of ‘Great’ North Run 3 Paralympic 400/1500 2004 (4 5000, 5 800 & 6 Marathon); 3 COM 800 2006 (2002-5); 1 IPC World Marathon 2006; 2 Paralympic 5000 2008 (3 400/800, 8 Marathon). 1 ‘Great’ North Run 2006/2008; 1 COM 1500 2010 (2014-2); 2 IPC World 400/1500 2011 (3 800); 4 Paralympic 1500 2012 (5 400, 7 800/Marathon, 9 5000); 4 IPC World 800/1500 2013; 6 Paralympic 1500 2016 (7 800/5000). At Marathon: 2009/2012-3, 2010-dnf, 2011-5, 2013-8, 2014-7, 2017-9. Trains at the University of Sherbrooke Bad luck in Beijing Paralympics, she originally won the 5000m and received a gold medal which she kept for only three days, because it was then decided to re-run the race and she then lost out by 0.01 to Amanda McGrory She has competed at the last four Commonwealth Games with medals at the last three

1551 AULT-CONNELL Eliza AUS – Australia 36y 202d 1981 3:40.49 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs As Eliza Jane Stankovic won Commonwealth Games medals in 2002 & 2006. Has since has three children 2 OLY exhibition 800 2004; 7 Paralympic 2004 in four events: 200, 400, 800, 5000; 2 COM 800 2006 (2002-3). At age 16 in 1997 she contracted meningoccal hand had both legs amputated from knee down. Now she is the director of the charity Meningococcal Australia. Born-Paddington NSW, coach-Fred Periac

1552 de ROZARIO Madison AUS – Australia 24y 136d 1993 3:18.23 T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk World Champion at 800m in 2015 & 5000m in 2017 8 Paralympic T54 100 (2 4x100); 5 IPC World T53 100/200/400 2011; 4 Paralympic 800 2012 (5 100, 6 200/400).; 8 London 2013 (marathon début); 3 IPC World T53 800 2013 (5 5000, 7 1500); 1 IPC World 800 2015 (3 1500, 4 5000); 2 Paralympic 800/4x400 2016 (4 5000, 5 1500); 1 WPA 5000 2017 (2 800, 3 1500). Her late father Frank Ponta was an Australian Paralympian. Born-Stirling, coach-Louise Sauvage (herself winner of 11 Paralympic medals) She was a leading contender for the women’s 1500m in Glasgow 2014, but was forced to withdraw after being hospitalised with a blood clot after the long flight from Australia to holding camp in Newcastle Her partner is Joshua George USA, 2008 Paralympic Champion at 100m (just ahead of Britain’s Mickey Bushell) & 2015 winner

1553 FROTTEN Jessica CAN – Canada 29y 350d 1988 T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk // 3 Parapan American Games 100/400 2015 (4 800); 7 IPC World 299 2015 (8 100, 11 400);6 WPA World 200 2017 (9100, 7 800). Suffered a spinal cord injury following a car accident in 2009. Coach-Rick Reelie

1554 EMERSON Nikki ENG - England 29y 308d 1988 - 3:50.08 -10 T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk Twice ‘Great’ Manchester 10K Champion 3 ‘Great’ North Run 2010 (2011-4); 1 ‘Great’ Manchester 10 2011/2013.At London Marathon: 2009-9, 2010-4, 2016-11. Broke her back in a car accident in 2008. Studied International Relations & French at Loughborough University. Coaches-Ian Thompson & Tanni Gret-Thompson In 2018: 3 Dubai Marathon (pb 1:55:52); 3 London ‘Big’ Half Mar; 3 Lisbon Half Mar

1556 ALPHONSE Marie Emmanuelle Anais MRI – Mauritius 22y 137d 1995 T54 Class – Paraplegia predominately affecting lower limbs // 7 WPA World 200 2017 (8 100). Born with congenital impairment to her left leg, began wheelchair racing in 2015

1557 KINGHORN Sammi GBR - Great Britain & NI 22y 93d 1996 - 3:26.53 -17 T53 Class – Paraplegia affecting lower limbs and trunk Triple gold at 2014 IPC European Championships in Swansea, double gold at 2017 WPA Worlds in London including a T53 world record at 200m 10K pb: 22:00 -16. 100 pb: 16.21 -17. 200 pb: 28.61 -17. 5 COM 1500 2014; 1 IPC European 100/200/400 2014; 5 Paralympic 100 2016 (6 800, dq 400 final with false start); 1 WPA World 100/200 2017 (3 400, 5 800); 1 ‘Great’ Scottish Run 2015/2016; 2 ‘Great’ North Run 2017; 1 ‘Great’ Scottish 10K 2016/2017. Born-Melrose. She was partially paralysed in an accident on the family farm. As part of her rehabilitation, she took up wheelchair racing. Coach-Ian Mirfin In 2017: 2 Kilmarnock 10K; 1 WPA World 100/200 (3 400, 5 800); . She is also planning to contest the Chicago Marathon "I want to see first if I can do the half and then we plan to try the Chicago Marathon (on 8 October) ... if doing the marathon means I can race for Scotland, in that vest, at a Commonwealth Games again, then I will do it”

On September 22 in Edinburgh she became the first para athlete to be named Scottish Sportsperson of the Year at the Team Scotland Scottish Sports Awards Women’s F46 Javelin Throw Age (Days) Born 2018 Personal Best

1385 ARNOLD Hollie WAL - Wales 23y 287d 1994 41.30 43.02 -17 F46 Class – Single above or below elbow amputee or physical disability resulting in similar movement pattern 3x World Champion & 2016 Paralympic Champion. World record holder 1 IPC/WPA World 2013/2015/2017 (2011-3); 1 Paralympic 2016 (2008-11, 2012-5). Born-Grimsby, coach-Richard Woodall Placed 13th in the UK able-bodied championships in 2017 and ranked just outside the top 20 overall in the UK In 2018: 5 Loughborough; 7 Brisbane Classic (her great rival Holly Robinson NZL was sixth)

1412 ROBINSON Holly NZL – 23y 120d 1994 42.33 42.41 -17 F46 Class – Single above or below elbow amputee or physical disability resulting in similar movement pattern World & Paralympic silvers 2 Paralympic 2016 (2012-7); 2 WPA World 2017 (2011-5, 2013-2, 2015-3). Born-Christchurch, coach-Raylene Bates. 1.75/69kg In 2018: 3 Victoria State; 4 New Zealand; 7 Sydney; 6 Brisbane Classic

1515 DURU Goodness Chinasa NGR – Nigeria 35y 329d 1982 22.22 F46 Class – Single above or below elbow amputee or physical disability resulting in similar movement pattern Born-Isiala Mban o

1516 KWEVIRA Friana VAN – Vanuatu 19y 317d 1998 26.49 F46 Class – Single above or below elbow amputee or physical disability resulting in similar movement pattern Born-Nduindui, coach-Doriana Tari

1519 MOLI Marcelline VAN – Vanuatu 15y 204d 2002 13.33 F46 Class – Single above or below elbow amputee or physical disability resulting in similar movement pattern Born-Santo, coach-Doriane Tari