Amy Alsop
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1978 Saskatoon, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Goalball |
Amy Alsop (born June 30, 1978) is a Canadian Paralympian from Saskatoon. She is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for goalball.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Alsop was born with only 10 per cent of her vision and used Canadian National Institute for the Blind services to gain independence.[2] While learning to swim, Alsop met the coach of the local goalball team who encouraged her to join the sport.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Alsop joined the Canadian National goalball team in 1997.[4] She competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where she won a gold medal in Goalball.[5]
Alsop was again selected to compete with Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Paralympics,[6] where she won another gold medal by only allowing in 1.5 goals on 419 shots. As a result, she was nominated by Saskatchewan Blind Sports for the 2004 Athlete of the Month Award.[7] She captained Team Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[8] where the team placed fifth.[9]
After retiring, she was hired at SaskTel in Regina as a service development manager.[2] In 2013, she was appointed community co-chair of the Citizen Consultation Team by the Government of Saskatchewan.[10]
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External links
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Canadian female goalball players
- Paralympic goalball players for Canada
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in goalball
- Goalball players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Parapan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Parapan American Games medalists in goalball
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- University of Saskatchewan alumni
- Sportspeople from Saskatoon
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian Paralympic medalist stubs
- Goalball biography stubs