Noelle Lenihan

Noelle Lenihan

Lenihan at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	4 November 1999 County Cork
Residence	Deliga
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F38
Event(s)	Discus
Club	North Cork Athletic Club
Coached by	Dave Sweeney, Jim Lenihan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	32.14 m
Medal record Representing  Ireland Summer Paralympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus F37/38 IPC World Championships 2015 Doha Discus F37/38 IPC European Championships 2016 Grosseto Discus F38

Noelle Lenihan (born 4 November 1999) is an Irish paralympic discus thrower.^[1][2]

Career

Lenihan won silver at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, gold at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships (with a world record throw) and bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[3][4]

Personal life

Lenihan lives in Deliga, near Milford, County Cork. She has cerebral palsy and so competes in F38 classification events. Her left side is weaker than her right, so she throws using the "South African" half-turn style.^[5][6]

References

1. Noelle Lenihan. Paralympics Ireland. Retrieved on 18 September 2016.
2. Murphy, Darragh. (12 June 2016) Cork's Noelle Lenihan sets new World Record and wins gold at IPC Athletics European Championships. SportsJOE.ie. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
3. Noelle Lenihan captures Ireland’s 11th medal with bronze in F38 Discus. Irishtimes.com (22 August 2016). Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
4. Bailey, Ryan (17 September 2016) 16-year-old Noelle Lenihan battles through injury to win Paralympic bronze. The42.ie. Retrieved on 18 September 2016.
5. Noelle Lenihan ready to let it fly in Rio. Irish Examiner (8 September 2016). Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
6. STEP-BY-STEP TEACHING OF DISCUS TECHNIQUE – Training The High School Discus Thrower. Coachr.org (19 August 2007). Retrieved on 2016-09-18.