Amber Parkinson
Amber Parkinson (born 3 October 1976 in Melbourne) is an Australian épée fencer.
As an Athlete
[edit]Parkinson was ranked first in the Australian Open Fencing Championships in December 2007. In August 2007 Parkinson competed in the Asian Fencing Championships Nantong, China, coming second. Parkinson also competed at several fencing tournaments in Europe for 10 weeks in early 2008 resulting in her qualifying for the Australian Olympic Fencing Team for Beijing 2008.[1] In April 2008 Parkinson came third in the Asian Fencing Championships.
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Achievements
[edit]- Australian Open Fencing Championships December 2007, Gold
- Asian Fencing Championships, Nantong, China, August 2007, Silver
- Asian Fencing championships, Bangkok, Thailand, April 2008, Bronze
- Germany Fencing Championships Berlin, June 2000 Gold
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amber Parkinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Amber Parkinson's official website
- Parkinson's bio[permanent dead link] on the Australian Olympic Games team website.
- Amber Parkinson at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Amber Parkinson at Olympics.com
- Amber Parkinson at Olympedia
- Amber Parkinson at the International Fencing Federation