Sophie Pascoe is a 19-year old Paralympic swimmer from Christchurch, New Zealand who was born on January 8, 1993. She has no lower part of her left leg after an accident with a lawnmower at age 2. At the 2012 London Paralympics, she competed in 6 swimming events and has previously competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Sophie holds the record of winning 10 gold medals and 20 medals total in Paralympic competition.
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1. Sophie Pascoe
FULL NAME
Sophie Frances Pascoe
DATE OF BIRTH
08.01.1993
AGE
19
BIRTH PLACE
Christchurch, New Zealand
RESIDES
Christchurch, New Zealand
PLAYERS DISABILITY
Sophie has no lower part of the left leg
CLASSIFICATION IN THE GAMES
S10, SB9, SM10
PREVIOUS PARALYMPICS
2008 Beijing
EVENTS AT 2012 GAMES
S10 Women's 50m Freestyle
S10 Women's 100m Freestyle
S10 Women's 100m Backstroke
SB9 Women's 100m Breaststroke
S10 Women's 100m Butterfly
SM10 Women's 200m IM
OCCUPATION
Swimmer, athlete
FACTS
-Sophie's left leg was amputated below the knee after she
was accidentally run over by a ride-on lawnmower at age
2.
-Sophie Pascoe has won 10 gold medals and altogether,
she has won 20 medals.