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2000 australian paralympic team portrait of ehlers brisbane , queensland 17 february 1966 150600 media guide scan.jpg - madelyn ehlers - 3a - 2000 sydney madelyn ehlers

madelyn ehlers

madelyn ehlers -lrb- born 17 february 1966 -rrb- is a paralympic athletics competitor with an intellectual disability .
she won two silver medals at the 1992 paralympic games for persons with mental handicap held in madrid , spain .
she was born on 17 february 1966 -rrb- in brisbane , queensland .
she was born with brain damage and did n't speak until she was six .
she became interested in athletics when working at a red cross sheltered workshop .
the endeavour foundation assisted her in her athletics career .
at the 1992 paralympic games for persons with mental handicap in madrid , spain , she won silver medals in the women 's shot put and women 's discus .
she did not compete at the 1996 atlanta paralympics due her events not being on the program .
competing at the 1998 ipc athletics world championships , she finished fourth in the women 's shot put .
at the 2000 sydney paralympics , she finished sixth in the women 's javelin f20 and seventh in the women 's shot put f20 .
after her retirement from athletics , she took up coaching and ten pin bowling .
in 2009 , she was working at wesley mission work solutions .
in 1993 , she was awarded the brisbane lord mayor australia day award .
