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HALLS Evelyn |
NOC |
Australia
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Gender | Women |
Born |
18 Aug 1972
in Melbourne, AUS
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Height | 1.73 m |
Weight | 58 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Marital status |
* unknown * |
Family |
Daughter Gabriella [2006] |
Residence |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Occupation |
Director, Finance |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Law - University of Melbourne: Australia |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age 10 at the Methodist Ladies College in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. |
Why this sport? |
"I had no interest in the sport, but my younger sister was keen to start and they needed an extra person for classes to go ahead." |
Club / Team |
Virtual Swords Fencing Club: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Handedness |
Left |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Fencing is a metaphor for life." (VIS, 21 Sep 2007) |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Joanna Halls has represented Australia in fencing. She won silver in individual epee at the 2015 World Cup event in Belgrade, Serbia. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Mar 2016; rio2016.olympics.com.au, 16 Nov 2015) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION She works as a public advocate at Financial Ombudsman Service in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. She has also served as a director at the Australian Fencing Federation since December 2014. (LinkedIn profile, 2016; Facebook profile, 28 Sep 2015)
SHORT MATERNITY LEAVE She competed at the 2006 World Championships in Turin, Italy, just six weeks after giving birth to her daughter Gabriella. (corporate.olympics.com.au, 08 Nov 2006) |
Asian Championships |
2015 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
2011 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Korea |
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