Melissa Willson
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1980-09-06) 6 September 1980
Sydney, New South Wales
Height5'2 (157cm)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts
IPC Swimming World Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 50 m Backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 4 x 50 m Freestyle Open
Bronze medal – third place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 150 m Medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 50 m Butterfly S4
Bronze medal – third place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 50 m Freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 100 m Freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place1998 ChristchurchWomen's 4 x 50 m Medley Open

Melissa Willson (born 6 September 1980) is a Paralympic swimming athlete who competed for Australia in the 2000 Paralympics. She was born on 6 September 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales .[1] She swam for the Gosford Amateur Swimming Club.[2] She competed in 5 individual events also in 2 relays. Melissa made all of the— finals at the 2000 Paralympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts event.[3] She was trained under Peter Baldwin, who trains at Mingara Aquatic Centre.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Paralympic Committee (2008). Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. Information on past Australian Paralympic Games results and profiles on Australian athletes and staff attending the Sydney Paralympic Games.
  2. ↑ "Gosford Amateur Swimming Club Handbook" (PDF). Gosford Amateur Swimming Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.


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