Priya Cooper

Priya Cooper

Personal information

Surname:

Priya Cooper

Nickname (s):

Boom

Nation:

Australia

Swimming style (s) :

Freestyle, back, positions

Society:

Swan Hills swimming club

Birthday:

2nd October 1974

Place of birth:

South Perth , Western Australia

Medal table

Medals

Paralympics
gold	1992 Barcelona	50 m freestyle
gold	1992 Barcelona	100 m freestyle
gold	1992 Barcelona	200 m layers
gold	1996 Atlanta	100 m freestyle
gold	1996 Atlanta	400 m freestyle
gold	1996 Atlanta	100 m back
gold	1996 Atlanta	4 × 100 m freestyle
gold	1996 Atlanta	200 m layers
gold	2000 Sydney	400 m freestyle
silver	1992 Barcelona	100 m back
silver	1992 Barcelona	400 m freestyle
silver	1996 Atlanta	50 m freestyle
bronze	1996 Atlanta	100 m Schmet.
bronze	2000 Sydney	100 m freestyle
bronze	2000 Sydney	4 × 100 m freestyle
bronze	2000 Sydney	4 × 100 m layers

Priya Cooper (born October 2, 1974 in South Perth , Western Australia ) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who won a total of nine gold medals at Paralympic Games and several world championships and world records. Cooper was born with cerebral palsy .

Successes at the Paralympics

Priya Cooper first competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona , where she won three gold and two silver medals, as well as two world records and three Paralympic records. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta , she won five gold medals as well as one silver and one bronze medal.

Her last participation was at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney . where she won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle and three bronze medals in the 100-meter freestyle, 4 × 100-meter freestyle and 4 × 100-meter medley.

In 1992 Priya Cooper was awarded the Order of Australia , and in 2006 she was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions .

Web links

Commons : Priya Cooper - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ WA Hall of Champions inductee booklet. Western Australian Institute of Sport 2006; P. 24
↑ Barcelona 1992, swimming. ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Paralympia.de.

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personal data
SURNAME	Cooper, Priya
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian Paralympic swimmer and multiple Paralympic medalist
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd October 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	South Perth , Western Australia

[wais-1] WA Hall of Champions inductee booklet. Western Australian Institute of Sport 2006; P. 24

[2] Barcelona 1992, swimming. ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Paralympia.de.

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[4] Sydney 2000, swimming. ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Paralympia.de.