Kirstie Claire Marshall was born on 21 April 1969 and is an Australian aerial skier and Victorian state politician.
13 Facts About Kirstie Marshall
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Kirstie Marshall competed in aerial skiing as a demonstration sport at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, and as a medal event at the 1994 Lillehammer and 1998 Nagano games, where she came sixth and fourteenth, respectively.
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In December 2002, aged 33, Kirstie Marshall was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party.
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Kirstie Marshall was born in Melbourne on 21 April 1969 and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Black Rock with parents, Ron and Anne, older sister, Sascha and younger brother, Carey.
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Kirstie Marshall set several world records over the course of her skiing career, including becoming the first woman in history to score over 100 points on a single competition jump, with a score of 104.37.
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Kirstie Marshall has been a board member of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia since her retirement from skiing.
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Kirstie Marshall discovered current Australian aerial skier, David Morris, while attending a gymnastics display at his local club, which is within her electorate of Forest Hill.
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On 3 September 2002, Victorian State Premier Steve Bracks announced that Kirstie Marshall had been nominated for preselection as a Labor candidate in the Victorian state seat of Forest Hill.
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On 27 February 2003, twelve days after giving birth to her first child, daughter Charlotte Louise, Kirstie Marshall attended the first sitting of parliament following the 2002 election.
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Kirstie Marshall was re-elected for the seat of Forest Hill in the 2006 state election.
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Kirstie Marshall lost her seat in 2010, with local residents citing her choice to live in Richmond rather than the electorate and media reportage of avoiding interviews as key reasons.
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Kirstie Marshall received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003.
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Kirstie Marshall was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2010.