Noelle Lenihan Explained

Noelle Lenihan (born 4 November 1999) is an Irish paralympic discus thrower competing in the F38 category for athletes with cerebral palsy. Lenihan is a double European champion in the event and, as of August 2018, holds the world record in the classification at 32.95 metres.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Lenihan won silver at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, gold at the 2016 and 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships (both 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]} Noelle went to school in Hazlewood College Dromcollogher County Limerick from 2012 to 2017.

External links

• • Noelle Lenihan at Paralympics Ireland (archived)

Notes and References

1. http://www.paralympics.ie/noelle-lenihan/ Noelle Lenihan
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. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/noelle-lenihan-captures-ireland-s-11th-medal-with-bronze-in-f38-discus-1.2795478 Noelle Lenihan captures Ireland's 11th medal with bronze in F38 Discus
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. http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/noelle-lenihan-ready-to-let-it-fly-in-rio-419978.html Noelle Lenihan ready to let it fly in Rio
6. http://www.coachr.org/discus_step_by_step.htm STEP-BY-STEP TEACHING OF DISCUS TECHNIQUE – Training The High School Discus Thrower