Karni Liddell
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Karni Liddell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.
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She is a radio presenter for 4BC
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At twelve months old, Liddell was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
. She attended school in Rockhampton, Queensland
. Her parents were told by doctors that she would never be able to walk and that she would not live past her teens. As a youngster, from the age of two to sixteen, she rode horses as part of physical therapy.
Liddell, alongside Branka Pupovac
, Hamish MacDonald
and Charmaine Dalli, was one of eighteen Australian Paralympians photographed by Emma Hack for a nude calendar. Liddell's photography depicts her wearing sunglasses and a covered in body paint made to look like a polka-dotted bikini. In 2008, she was one of several Queenslanders to have their images painted by Ludmila Clark to have the picture go on display at the Customs House in Rockhampton.
in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 event. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games
in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts event.
Personal
Liddell was born on 1 March 1979, and is from QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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She is a radio presenter for 4BC
4BC
4BC is a radio station in Brisbane, Queensland on 1116kHz AM. 4BC is Brisbane's only commercial talkback station, using the promotional phrase "News Talk 1116". Like most talk radio stations, it caters to a predominantly conservative audience...
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At twelve months old, Liddell was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who...
. She attended school in Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....
. Her parents were told by doctors that she would never be able to walk and that she would not live past her teens. As a youngster, from the age of two to sixteen, she rode horses as part of physical therapy.
Liddell, alongside Branka Pupovac
Branka Pupovac
Branka Pupovac is a Paralympic wheelchair tennis competitor from Australia.-Personal:Pupovac was born on 3 March 1972 in Wollongong, New South Wales. She is from Sydney, New South Wales and attended the University of Wollongong where she earned a Bachelor of Commerce. In 2000, she was studying to...
, Hamish MacDonald
Hamish MacDonald (athlete)
Hamish MacDonald is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia.-Personal:He was born on 19 August 1974 and lives in Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory. He has cerebral palsy. , he has a job with the Australian Sports Commission...
and Charmaine Dalli, was one of eighteen Australian Paralympians photographed by Emma Hack for a nude calendar. Liddell's photography depicts her wearing sunglasses and a covered in body paint made to look like a polka-dotted bikini. In 2008, she was one of several Queenslanders to have their images painted by Ludmila Clark to have the picture go on display at the Customs House in Rockhampton.
Swimming
By the age of 14, Liddell had broken a swimming world record. She has competed at two Paralympic Games: 1996 and 2000. She won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 event. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts event.