Jamieson Leeson was born on 18 March 2003 and is an Australian boccia player.
12 Facts About Jamieson Leeson
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Jamieson Leeson won a gold and silver medal at the 2022 World Championships.
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Jamieson Leeson was born on 18 March 2003 with spinal muscular atrophy.
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Jamieson Leeson uses a wheelchair and her mother, Amanda, is her primary carer.
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Jamieson Leeson grew up in Dunedoo, New South Wales and attended Dunedoo Central School.
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Jamieson Leeson began playing in 2018 where she was scouted in a school's knock out competition in Orange, New South Wales and trains in Sydney under Australia's Boccia Head Coach Ken Halliday.
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In March 2019, Jamieson competed in her first ever boccia competition, winning gold in pairs.
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Jamieson Leeson has won silver medals in the singles and pairs at the 2019 Boccia Australia National Titles.
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At just 16, Jamieson Leeson has been the youngest person ever to represent Australia in boccia.
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Jamieson Leeson won the silver medal in the Women's BC3 and the gold medal in the Mixed Pairs BC3 at the 2022 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
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Jamieson Leeson competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris with her ramp assistant Jasmine Haydon.
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Jamieson Leeson won silver in the Women's Individual Bc3, Australia's best ever performance in boccia.