Nicola Scaife

Nicola Scaife medal table
Nicola Scaife (2014)
Ballooning
Australia
World championships
gold	2014	Women
gold	2016	Women
bronze	2018	Women

Nicola Scaife (* 1984/85 in Albury ) is an Australian balloon athlete . In 2014 she became the first FAI women's world champion in hot air ballooning in Leszno , and in 2016 she was able to defend this title in Birštonas .

Athletic career

Nicola Scaife and Kellie Keller (USA; above) battle for points (2018)

Scaife was born in Albury, New South Wales . As a teenager she chose canoe marathon as a competitive sport, but had to give up due to injury. Then she became interested in hot air ballooning. After working for a company in the industry, Scaife started ballooning in 2006. A year later she received her license and then became a commercial pilot.

Scaife has been taking part in competitions since 2013. In her fourth competition, she won the first FAI Women's World Championship in 2014 in Leszno, Poland. Two years later she successfully defended her title at the second world championship in Birštonas, Lithuania. In 2018 Scaife won bronze at the third FAI Women's World Championship in Nałęczów , Poland.

Scaife and her husband Matthew run a balloon business in Hunter Valley . They are the parents of two sons.

successes

• 3rd FAI Women's World Championship in Nałęczów, Poland, 2018 - 3rd place
• 2nd FAI Women's World Championship in Birštonas, Lithuania, 2016 - World Champion
• 1st FAI Women's World Championship in Leszno, Poland, 2014 - World Champion

Web links and sources

Commons : Nicola Scaife  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• AIR SPORT AUSTRALIA CONFEDERATION (ASAC): Australia has a new two-time World Champion, hot air ballooning. (English)
• abc.net: Hunter Valley mother Nicola Scaife wins first women's hot air balloon world championship. (English, September 17, 2014)