Louise Sauvage

Louise Sauvage
OAM
Sauvage in 1996
Personal information
Full nameAlix Louise Sauvage
NationalityAustralian
Born (1973-09-18) 18 September 1973
Perth, Western Australia
Medal record
Women's wheelchair racing
Paralympic Games
1992 Barcelona100 m TW4
1992 Barcelona200 m TW4
1992 Barcelona400 m TW4
1996 Atlanta400 m T53
1996 Atlanta800 m T53
1996 Atlanta1500 m T52-53
1996 Atlanta5000 m T52-53
2000 Sydney5000 m T54
2000 Sydney1500 m T54
1992 Barcelona800 m TW4
2000 Sydney800 m T54
2004 Athens400 m T54
2004 Athens800 m T54
World Para Athletics Championships
1994 Berlin800 m T53
1994 Berlin1500 m T53
1994 Berlin5000 m T53
1994 BerlinMarathon T53
1998 Birmingham800 m T55
1998 Birmingham1500 m T55
1998 Birmingham5000 m T55
1998 BirminghamMarathon T55
1998 Birmingham4 x 100 m (T54-55)
1998 Birmingham4 x 400 m (T54-55)
2002 Lille800 m T54
2002 Lille1500 m T54
2002 Lille5000 m T54
World Championships and Games for the Disabled
1990 Assen100 m
Olympic Games (demonstration sport)
1st 1996 Atlanta 800 m
1st 2000 Sydney 800 m
3rd 2004 Athens 800 m
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester800 m
IAAF World Athletics Championships
1993Women's wheelchair
1995Women's wheelchair
1997800 m
2001Women's wheelchair
Boston Marathon
1997Women's wheelchair
1998Women's wheelchair
1999Women's wheelchair
2001Women's wheelchair
Los Angeles Marathon
1997Women's wheelchair
1995Women's wheelchair
Beppu-Ōita Marathon
1996Women's wheelchair
Berlin Marathon
1997Women's wheelchair

Alix Louise Sauvage, OAM (born 18 September 1973) is an Australian paralympic wheelchair racer and leading coach.

Sauvage is often regarded as the most renowned disabled sportswoman in Australia. She won nine gold and four silver medals at four Paralympic Games and eleven gold and two silver medals at three IPC Athletics World Championships. She has won four Boston Marathons, and held world records in the 1500 m, 5000 m and 4x100 m and 4x400 m relays. She was Australian Female Athlete of the Year in 1999, and International Female Wheelchair Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2000. In 2002, her autobiography Louise Sauvage: My Story was published.