Melissa-Anne Tanner (born 14 August 1973) is an Australian Paralympic archer. She competed at the
2024 Paris Paralympics.
Personal
She was born in Singapore at an Australian Army base.
She joined the Australian Airforce at the age of 18.
In 2011, she broke her ankle and this resulted in part of the left leg being amputated. In 2021, her left leg was fully amputated due to
Complex regional pain syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS type 1 and type 2), sometimes referred to by the hyponyms reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or reflex neurovascular dystrophy (RND), is a rare and severe form of neuroinflammatory and dysautonomic disorder ...
.
She was then diagnosed with
Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis (gastro- from Ancient Greek – gaster, "stomach"; and -paresis, πάρεσις – "partial paralysis") is a medical disorder of ineffective neuromuscular contractions (peristalsis) of the stomach, resulting in food and l ...
and this led to her being machine fed and having a
Colostomy
A colostomy is an opening (stoma) in the large intestine (colon), or the surgical procedure that creates one. The opening is formed by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it int ...
and Pej.
Tanner was awarded a Full Blue at
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...
while undertaking a Bachelor of Laws. She was the Director/ owner of a Lin Andrews Real Estate franchise.
Canoeing
Due to her amputation she took up canoeing in 2014 represented Australia in the RIO24 World Va'a Sprint Championships, where she won six gold medals.
A shoulder injury led to her giving up her dream to compete at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in para canoeing.
Archery
After watching the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she took up para archery.
She was selected to represent Australia at the
2023 World Para Archery Championships where she finished 17th in the Women's Open Compound.
At the
2024 Paris Paralympics, she lost in the round of sixteen in the
Women's individual compound open.
References
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Hinterfield Archers
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Living people
1974 births
Paralympic archers for Australia
Archers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Australian female archers
21st-century Australian sportswomen