represented Australia in the 800 m (T54) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, placing 6th in the final. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the 1500 m T54. She has also raced in and helped organise the 10 km Oz Day wheelchair race, placing 2nd in 1999, 3rd in 2005, and 3rd in 2012. In 1998, together with Louise Sauvage, Christie Skelton, and Holly Ladmore, she completed an relay from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach, which raised $200,000 for disabled athletes. World records 29 May 2015 at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland – Women's 400m T53 world record with a time of 54.73 seconds. 4 June 2015 at IPC sanctioned Daniela Jutzeler Memorial Para-athletics Meet, Arbon, Switzerland – Women's 400m T53 world record with a time of 54.70 4 June 2015 at IPC sanctioned Daniela Jutzeler Memorial Para-athletics Meet, Arbon, Switzerland – Women's 800m T53 world record with a time of 1:47.48. 5 June 2016 at Indy Invitational Meet in Indianapolis, USA - Women's 400m T53 world record with a time of 54.69. Advocacy and patronage Ballard has been appointed as an ambassador or advocate by a number of organisations with an interest in people with disabilities, sport, health, or exercise. In 2000, she was selected for Team MAA (Motor Accidents Authority), to discuss road trauma with other young people. In 2005, she was appointed as an ambassador for Technical Aid to the Disabled. She helped recruit volunteers, attended fundraisers, posed for photos and showed them her medal. Later that year she also visited patients at the Westmead Children's Hospital alongside a number of celebrities to help them celebrate Christmas. In 2007 Ballard was chosen as an ambassador for Walk to Work Day. She is on the board of the Wheelchair Sports Association of New South Wales. Alongside a number of other university-affiliated athletes, Ballard attended a press conference to oppose the introduction of Voluntary Student Unionism. Recognition 1999 – ACT Academy of Sport Athlete of the year in the Disabled Category 2013 and 2014 – Athletics Australia Female Para-Athlete of the Year October 2014 – Awarded the Nigel C Barker Graduate Medal for Sporting Achievement by a recent graduate of the University of Sydney. References External links Angela Ballard at Athletics Australia Angela Ballard at Australian Athletics Historical Results Interview with Ballard and Louise Sauvage Paralympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track