Lynda Holt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lynda Holt
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1972(1972-03-09)
Age	52
Birthplace	Perth
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Pisces

Lynda Holt Biography

Lynda Holt is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on March 9, 1972 in Perth, Australia. She was born in Perth on 9 March 1972. She was born with spina bifurca. At age 10, she began using callipers, and later moved to a wheelchair full-time. Holt was the Telethon Child in 1979, which was a Channel 7 fundraising for disabled children. After graduating from High School, she attended Leederville TAFE to complete her office and secretarial courses. Holt worked in various industries, including recruitment and Medical Emergency. She also started her own business. After further research in human behavior, Holt opened The “Live Well Centre”, Crows Nest in New South Wales. It offered both mainstream psychology and holistic natural medicine. Holt entered the disability sector in 2017 after the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), was established. Holt also opened “Choice Consultancy Pty Ltd”, which provided services for both aged and disabled clients.

Holt decided to retire in 2019, and began competing in shot put and discus again in the hopes of representing Australia at future Paralympics.

She won two bronze medals at the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships, Birmingham, England. These were Women’s Shot Put F55, with a throw of 6.48m, and Women’s Disco with a throw of 18.96m. In order to prepare for the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, she trained six sessions per week. She also did strength training, throwing, and weight training.> She won silver in Womenm’s Shot Put F55 with throw of 6.48m. In F58, she placed tenth in Women’s Discus with throw of 20.94m. Frank Ponta, Holt’s first coach, stayed with her until the Sydney Paralympics. She retired in 2002.

Lynda Holt Net Worth

Lynda Holt is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lynda Holt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lynda Holt, born 9 March 1972, is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won a silver medal in the Women’s shot put F55 event. Holt made the decision to return to competitive sport in 2020 after her 2002 retirement, which ended her 21-year sporting career.

Holt discovered wheelchair sports at the age of nine. Louise Sauvage, who was in the same class as her, introduced Holt to the club. They became great friends and shared a passion for sports. Holt tried all of the sports available, including swimming, basketball, slalom, and track. However, she soon discovered her passion for shot put, and discus. In 1981, Holt competed in her first Australian national championships. Holt competed in Australian national championships until her teens, and held her national records throughout. Holt represented Australia for the first time in 1988 as part of a junior team that flew to East Tennessee, USA to compete internationally.

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Lynda Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Lynda Holt celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.