Noelle Lenihan

Noelle Lenihan

Lenihan at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1999-11-04) 4 November 1999 (age 25) County Cork
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F38
Event	Discus
Club	North Cork Athletic Club
Coached by	Dave Sweeney, Jim Lenihan
Achievements and titles
Personal best	32.95 m WR
Medal record Representing  Ireland Summer Paralympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus F37/38 IPC World Championships 2015 Doha Discus F37/38 2017 London Discus throw - F38 WPA European Championships 2016 Grosseto Discus F38 2018 Berlin Discus F38

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.

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.

External links

• Noelle Lenihan at the International Paralympic Committee
• Noelle Lenihan at Paralympics Ireland (archived)