Christie Dawes

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Christie Dawes (née Skelton, born 3 May 1980){{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/christie-dawes|title=Christie Dawes|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|access-date=14 June 2012}} is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair racing athlete. She has won three medals in athletics at seven Paralympics from 1996 to 2021.

Personal

When she was young, Dawes was very interested in athletics. At the age of 10, she was in a car accident. She survived, but became a paraplegic.[http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/athletes/profile/christiedawes Christie Dawes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912153501/http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/athletes/profile/christiedawes/ |date=2009-09-12 }}, Telstra Paralympic Education Program. Christie continued in her career in athletics, but also took up the job of a primary school teacher.[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101029134100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10920/20101030-0041/www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/christie_dawes Athlete Profile: Christie Dawes]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Athletics Australia. She is married to her coach Andrew Dawes and their son was born in 2011.

Athletics

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In 1996, Dawes competed in the Atlanta Paralympics,{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/christie-skelton |title=Christie Skelton |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=14 June 2012}} where she was awarded the 1996 Young Paralympian of the Year Award.

Three years later, she won a bronze medal for the 10 km Peachtree Road Race. In 2000, she competed in the Sydney Paralympics.

Next was the 2004 Paralympics in Athens Paralympics, where she competed in 800 m, 1500 m, and 5000 m races and the Marathon.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/christie-dawes |title=Christie Dawes |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=6 October 2012}} She also competed in the 800 m wheelchair demonstration event at the 2004 Athens Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/christie-dawes|title=Christie Dawes|publisher=Australian Olympic Committee|access-date=14 June 2012}}

She competed in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, coming fifth in the Women's 800 m EAD T54 event.{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=109874|title=DAWES Christie|publisher=Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation|access-date=14 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421133032/http://melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=109874|archive-date=21 April 2012|url-status=dead}}

Dawes competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and was one of several competitors caught up in a crash during the final of the women's 5000 m T54 wheelchair event, eventually finishing sixth despite a broken front wheel.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110195719/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/09/2359928.htm?site=news Crash delivers Dawes another chance], Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 9 September 2008. The race was re-run, and Dawes spoke out against the treatment of Canadian athlete Diane Roy, who had been awarded the gold medal in the event, only to have it taken back and replaced with a silver medal when she finished second in the re-run.Swanton, Will: [http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/anger-as-win-turns-to-fools-gold/2008/09/12/1220857841656.html Anger as win turns to fool's gold], The Age, 13 September 2008. Dawes won a silver medal at the Women's 4x100 m T53/54 event at the Beijing games.

A few months after the games, she came third in the New York City Marathon. In January 2009, she won the Oz Day 10K Wheelchair Road Race.{{cite web|title=Oz Day 10K HALL OF FAME|url=http://wsnsw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oz-Day-10K-Hall-of-Fame.pdf|website=Wheelchair Sports NSW website|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221102919/http://wsnsw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Oz-Day-10K-Hall-of-Fame.pdf|url-status=dead}} In February 2010, Dawes won the 10 km world wheelchair road race championships in the United Arab Emirates.[http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/dawes-claims-wheelchair-world-title-20100207-nkl3.html Dawes claims wheelchair world title ], The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February 2010.

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After giving birth to her son in February 2011, she won three bronze medals at the 2011 National Titles in April. She then won a silver medal in the Chicago Marathon and came fourth in the New York City Marathon. At the 2012 London Paralympics, Dawes participated in the T54 class of the 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and marathon events.

She won a bronze medal in the T54 5000 m and finished sixth in the T54 marathon.{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=T54&sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=Marathon |title=2012 T54 Marathon Results |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=6 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419064153/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=T54&sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=Marathon |archive-date=19 April 2014 }} At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, she came fourth in the 1500 m T54.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-01/ballard-wins-para-1500m-gold2c-fearnley-silver/5639824|title=Angela Ballard wins para-1500m gold, Kurt Fearnley claims silver|work=ABC News|date=1 August 2014|access-date=1 August 2014}}

At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, she competed in four events and medalled in one. Christie, Angie Ballard, Madison de Rozario and Jemima Moore placed 3rd in the {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} relay but were disqualified, before successfully appealing the decision and being reinstated to 2nd. Her results in the 2016 Rio Olympics are as follows; 1500 m T54 placed 8th overall with a time of 3:26.00. 5000 m T54 she placed 11th in her heat with a time of 12:15.95 and did not advance to the finals. In the Marathon T54 she placed 7th overall with a time of 1:42:59.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-marathon-t54 |title=Results - Women's Marathon - T52/T53/T54 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |date=18 September 2016 |access-date=19 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026100107/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-women-s-marathon-t54 |archive-date=26 October 2016 }}

Dawes then competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics held in 2021, coming 8th in the Marathon T54.{{Cite web|title=Athletics - Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-marathon-t54-fnl-000100-.htm|access-date=2021-09-25|work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=4 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904223418/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-marathon-t54-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she finished 5th in the Women's Marathon T54.{{Cite web |title=2022 Commonwealth Games Results |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/games/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia|date=16 June 2020 }}

References

External links

{{Paralympics Australia|christie-dawes}}
[http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete6223.htm Christine 'Christie' DAWES (Skelton)] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
{{IPC athlete|christie-dawes|Christie Dawes|old_id=606052}} (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
{{IPC athlete|christie-skelton|Christie Skelton}} (1996, 2000)

Category:Australian female wheelchair racers

Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia

Category:Olympic wheelchair racers for Australia

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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Category:Wheelchair racers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics