Elizabeth Gardner (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elizabeth Gardner |
| Born | 4 September 1980 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Freestyle Skiing |
Elizabeth Gardner (born 4 September 1980 in Melbourne, Australia), also known as Liz Gardner, is an Australian freestyle skier.
Professional career
[edit]Gardner made her professional debut on 8 September 2001 at the Mount Buller women's aerial event. Since her debut, she has competed in the Europa, Nor-Am, and World Cup. Her coach is Michel Roth.
Her best World Cup result was third at Fernie, British Columbia and Sauze d'Oulx, Italy.[1]
She has participated in two Olympic games; the 2006 Turin Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Gardner finished 23rd in Turin, and finished 10th in Vancouver.
Personal life
[edit]Her nicknames vary from Gards and Beth to Lizard.[2] Gardner was a gymnast before switching to aerials.[3] She completed a bachelor's degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elizabeth Gardner". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Liz Gardner". wintersports.com.au. Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Elizabeth Gardner". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Paving the way to Games glory". RMIT News. RMIT University. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010.
External links
[edit]- Elizabeth Gardner at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Elizabeth Gardner at Olympics.com
- Liz Gardner at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Liz Gardner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1980 births
- Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Australian female freestyle skiers
- Olympic freestyle skiers for Australia
- Skiers from Melbourne
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Freestyle skiing biography stubs
- Australian winter sports biography stubs