Louise Sauvage interviewed by Ian Jobling in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5115432
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Sauvage, Louise, 1973-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies; written permission for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 2011 February 23
- 2 sound files (ca. 158 min.)
- Series:
- Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project.
- Summary:
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Louise Sauvage talks about her parents' background; their emigrating to Perth, Australia; her physical condition at birth, Congenital C12 Paraplegia; early moving experiences, mobility aids, pain, her lack of freedom; using a wheel-chair; a Telethon, fundraiser Princess Margaret Children's Hospital; growing up in Joondanna, W.A.; travelling frequently to see family in East Africa, Seychelles and the UK; her schooling; physical activities at school; Tuart Hill Swim Club; her introduction to Wheelchair Sports, athletics, wheelchair racing and field events; 'Joondanna Flash'; her first race wheelchair; surgery; her early participation in paraplegic sports, swimming, basketball and athletics; her scholarship to AIS (1990); Wheelchair Sports Federation; World Championships in Holland; Stoke Mandeville Games; attending TAFE, her studies, public speaking; disability pension; Barcelona Paralympic Games, the village experience, medal; ABC television coverage in Australia; 1996 Atlanta Olympic and Paralympics, her best performance, 4 gold (400m, 800, 1500m and 5000m); media coverage; moving to Sydney (May 1997) after Boston Marathon; her sponsorship leading up to Sydney 2000; carrying 2000 Olympic Torch, Sydney; marching in Opening Ceremony; the Olympic and Paralympic Movement; Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, lighting the Cauldron, her medal tally; Athens 2004, injuries prior to the Games, medals.
Sauvage discusses the 1998 Fundraising event for N.S.W. Wheelchair Association; 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games; Los Angeles and Honolulu Marathons; Berlin Marathon and World Championships; her social life, people met, celebrities, royalty; financial support, sponsorship, appearances; distinctions and awards; 'This is Your Life' (1998); people who influenced her sport and life; Karen Long; Frank Ponta; the legacy of Sydney 2000 Paralympics; her biography, foreword by Dawn Fraser; Karen McBrien; her respect for other wheelchair Paralympians; Edith Heinkeler; Heinz Frei; coaches and coaching qualities; the role and place of Australian Paralympic Committee (formerly Federation); the International Paralympic Committee; the impacts of her disability; attitudes towards people with a disability; 1996 Atlanta Olympics; 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria; Arthur Tunstall; 'Aspire to be a Champion Foundation' (2000); the changes in Paralympics from 1992-2004, coverage and acceptance internationally; technology, changes in prostheses and equipment; her coaching role in 2008 Beijing and again for 2012 London Paralympics; joys of coaching, coaching at this time, and looking after Paralympians and their rights; thoughts about her future; athletes with an intellectual disability; currently Acting Head Coach for World Championships just completed in New Zealand; names potential Paralympic medallists for London 2012.
- Notes:
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- The Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project is a joint project being conducted by the National Library of Australia and the Australian Paralympic Committee.
- Recorded on 23 February 2011, at the Australian Paralympic Committee head office, Sydney, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (6 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 76 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Coaches (Sports)
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