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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 7 July 1960 |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Table Tennis |
Andrea McDonnell (born 7 July 1960) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. She competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [1]
McDonnell was born on 7 July 1960. [2] She grew up in Townsville, Queensland and is one of six children. [2] A workplace accident left her with impaired movement in her left leg and right arm. [2] In 2016, she lives in Ayr, Queensland and works as a financial planner. [2]
She is a Class 10 table tennis player. [3] McDonnell grew up in a table tennis family with both her parents playing. [2] She was a national junior player. [2] She took up table tennis again after her accident. She made her debut for Australia at the 2013 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Canberra. [2] At the 2015 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo, she was defeated by Melissa Tapper in the Class 6–10 final. [4]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, McDonnell did not win a match in the Women's Singles Class 10 preliminaries and did not advance. In the Women's Doubles Class 6–10, McDonnell and her partner Melissa Tapper finished fourth. [5]
She has coached her two of her nieces at junior national level. [2]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 7 July 1960 |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Table Tennis |
Andrea McDonnell (born 7 July 1960) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. She competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [1]
McDonnell was born on 7 July 1960. [2] She grew up in Townsville, Queensland and is one of six children. [2] A workplace accident left her with impaired movement in her left leg and right arm. [2] In 2016, she lives in Ayr, Queensland and works as a financial planner. [2]
She is a Class 10 table tennis player. [3] McDonnell grew up in a table tennis family with both her parents playing. [2] She was a national junior player. [2] She took up table tennis again after her accident. She made her debut for Australia at the 2013 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Canberra. [2] At the 2015 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo, she was defeated by Melissa Tapper in the Class 6–10 final. [4]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, McDonnell did not win a match in the Women's Singles Class 10 preliminaries and did not advance. In the Women's Doubles Class 6–10, McDonnell and her partner Melissa Tapper finished fourth. [5]
She has coached her two of her nieces at junior national level. [2]