page_title: Louise Sauvage
section_title: Training
hierarchical_section_title: Louise Sauvage / Training
caption_attribution_description: English: Australian T53 wheelchair athlete Louise Sauvage competes in the marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
context_page_description: Alix Louise Sauvage, OAM is an Australian paralympic wheelchair racer and leading coach.
  Sauvage is often regarded as the most renowned disabled sportswoman in Australia. She won nine gold and four silver medals at four Paralympic Games and eleven gold and two silver medals at three IPC Athletics World Championships. She has won four Boston Marathons, and held world records in the 1500 m, 5000 m and 4x100 m and 4x400 m relays. She was Australian Female Athlete of the Year in 1999, and International Female Wheelchair Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2000. In 2002, her autobiography Louise Sauvage: My Story was published.
context_section_description: Sauvagee trained 10 to 14 hours a week when she was actively competing.  Her training was very focused, and she attempted to make it fun to help her maintain interest. She often trained six days a week.  Her training included boxing, swimming and racing between 25 and 35 km in a single session.
  Frank Ponta was one of Sauvage's first coaches and Andrew Dawes was her coach after 1996 Paralympics.
caption: Australian T53 wheelchair athlete Louise Sauvage competes in the marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games.
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