Liesl Tesch
| Type: | Player/Athlete |
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| Sports: | Shooting, Wheelchair Basketball |
| Location: | Australia |
Liesl Tesch in the News
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Fitzgibbon, Tesch named Team of the Year at Paralympian Awards night
Paralympic Games gold-medal winning sailors Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch capped a successful year after the pair won the title of Team of the Year at the 2012 Paralympian of the Year Awards.
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Paralympic gold medalist Liesl Tech awarded keys to Gosford City
Paralympic gold medallist Liesl Tesch is the latest premier athlete to receive the keys to Gosford City.
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It's official! Gold for Aussie sailors
NOT in their wildest dreams did Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon believe they would be on the dais receiving a gold medal at the London Paralympic Sailing Regatta.
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Golden sailing duo enjoy dry celebration
Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon did not need to get back in their boat after sealing gold in the SKUD18 event with a day to spare.
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Australia’s first Paralympic sailing gold!
AUSTRALIA’s Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch have blitzed the Skud 18 field to win gold with a race to spare, at the Paralympic Sailing Regatta on Portland Harbour.
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Tesch, Fitzgibbon eye gold at Weymouth
TIMING is everything and Australia’s Skud 18 crew couldn’t asked for anything more on day four of the London 2012 Paralympic Sailing Regatta on Portland Harbour.
Q & A
Greatest sporting achievement: Silver at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games,
Greatest achievement off the field: Setting up an NGO called Sport Matters – using sport for development – to change people’s lives using sport.
Who is your sporting heroine? Cathy Freeman!
How many hours per week to you train/exercise? 20+ depending on what phase of competitions I am in…
What kind of diet or nutrition plan are you on? I have been an athlete for my whole adult life, so I am automatically disciplined about what I eat. And I eat according to my training and competition regime.
What do you love about your sport? It is a whole new level of concentration for me. I love having a really steep learning curve, and outside in the breeze!
If you could change something about your sport, what would it be? I would really like to be able to book the wind speed in advance – so I can put into practice all the things I learnt yesterday!
What motivates you? My skipper Dan Fitzgibbon is an awesome motivation to perform! Aand the fact that I have two Silver Medals and a Bronze Medal. I need to complete the set.
Do you have a profession outside of your sport? High School Teacher, Co-founder of Sport Matters and Motivational Speaker.
Three words that describe you: Passionate, determined & fun-loving.
If I wanted to play your sport, what advice would you give me? Just go and do it – you will never regret it!
Top 100 Sportswomen Nomination
Six time paralympian two sports and 4 medal 2 silver 1 bronze and gold in London.