Louise Sauvage

Alix Louise Sauvage, OAM (born 18 September 1973) is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair racer and coach. She won nine gold medals and four silver medals at the Paralympic Games. Sauvage also won eleven gold medals and two silver medals at the IPC Athletics World Championships. Sauvage has a catamaran named in her honour.

Early life
Sauvage was born on 18 September 1973 in Perth, Western Australia. She was born with a severe spinal condition. Because of this, Sauvage only has some control over her legs.

When she was 14 years old, she had surgery on her spine after having scoliosis.

Career
At the 1992 Summer Paralympics, Sauvage won three gold medals and one silver medal.

At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she won four gold medals.

After retiring from competitions, Sauvage started coaching kids with disabilities. 

In 2001, she made her own foundation to help support kids with disabilities. One of the students that she coached was Angie Ballard.

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Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
Category:1973 births
Category:Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
Category:1992 Summer Paralympics
Category:1996 Summer Paralympics
Category:2000 Summer Paralympics
Category:2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists