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Louise Sauvage OAM

One of Australia’s most successful athletes with nine gold and four silver medals, from four Paralympic Games

Louise Sauvage OAM is one of Australia's most successful Paralympians and one of the world's most outstanding athletes.

She dominated wheelchair racing from her first international appearance at the age of 16 until her retirement at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. She held world records across all distances from 100m to 5000m on the track and recorded victories in some of the worlds most prestigious road races including the Boston, Los Angeles and Honolulu Marathons.

Louise competed at four Paralympic Games, four IPC Athletics World Championships, Commonwealth Games in 2002, four IAAF World Athletic Championships and three Olympic Games in the 800m Wheelchair Demonstration Race.

In retirement, Louise turned to mentoring and coaching and is the National Coach with the Australian Wheelchair Track and Road Program at the NSW Institute of Sport. She is coach to individual athletes including Madison de Rozario and has already guided them to, Paralympic, World Championship and Commonwealth Games gold medal success. In 2018 Louise was named Sport NSW Coach of the Year.

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Key Points for Louise Sauvage OAM

Louise Sauvage OAM is often regarded as the most renowned sportswoman with a disability in Australia and recognised for changing the public and media perception of sport for athletes with a disability.
She has nine gold and four silver medals from four Paralympic Games.
Louise won 12 gold and two silver medals at four IPC Athletics World Championships.
Louise was given the honour of lighting the cauldron at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games and was the Australian Team Flag Bearer at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.
She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2007 as an Athlete Member for her contribution to the sport of para-athletics - the first Paralympic athlete to be inducted. In 2019 she was elevated as the 41st Legend of Australian Sport.
In 2011 Louise was the inaugural inductee in the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame and was inducted into the International Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2012.
She was recognised as the Australian Female Athlete of the Year in 1999 and Australian Paralympian of the Year in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998.
In 2014 Louise was inducted into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame and the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Path of Champions.
Her sporting success has been recognised with the naming of a Sydney Supercat in her honour. The Louise Sauvage Pathway at Sydney Olympic Park and Sauvage Street in Melbourne a legacy from the Commonwealth Games are permanent testament to her place on the world sporting stage.

Topics for Louise Sauvage OAM

My story - A four time Paralympian
Stories from a home Paralympic Games – Sydney 2000
Boston Marathon – the long road to victory
From Gold medal athlete to Gold medal coach
Setting and achieving goals

Testimonials for Louise Sauvage OAM

Louise Sauvage is an amazing Role Model in any walk of life. A great athlete with determination to achieve.
Kormilda College

Congress was a great success and your contribution ensured this. We are very pleased with the response with 1,400 delegates attending the conference over the two days which is a record attendance for the South Australian Division.
CPA Congress

Louise was fantastic. Her speech was inspirational in the extreme and she was such a wonderful good sport. She brought one of her Gold Medals along and offered to pose for photos and ended up staying right through morning tea posing for photos with delegates...they all thought she was fantastic!
Health Services Union