Andrea McDonnell

Andrea McDonnell (born 7 July 1960) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. She competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]

Andrea McDonnell
2016 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Andrea McDonnell
Personal information
NationalityAustralia
Born (1960-07-07) 7 July 1960
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportTable Tennis

Personal

McDonnell was born on 7 July 1960.[2] She grew up in Townsville, Queensland and is one of six children.[2] A workplace accident left her with impaired movement in her left leg and right arm.[2] In 2016, she lives in Ayr, Queensland and works as a financial planner.[2]

Table tennis

She is a Class 10 table tennis player.[3] McDonnell grew up in a table tennis family with both her parents playing.[2] She was a national junior player.[2] She took up table tennis again after her accident. She made her debut for Australia at the 2013 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Canberra.[2] At the 2015 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo, she was defeated by Melissa Tapper in the Class 6-10 final.[4]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, McDonnell did not win a match in the Women's Singles Class 10 preliminaries and did not advance. In the Women's Doubles Class 6-10, McDonnell and her partner Melissa Tapper finished fourth.[5]

She has coached her two of her nieces at junior national level.[2]

References
  1. "2016 Paralympic co-captain leads the way for 5-strong Para-table tennis team". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. "Andrea McDonnell". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. "Athletes with Disabilities Profiles". Table Tennis Australia website. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. "Australia claim all four titles at the ITTF Oceania Para-table Tennis Championships". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. "Andrea McDonnell". Rio Paralympics Official site. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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