 Ballard also sometimes competes in longer distance events , in which the disability classifications are usually combined , so she competes against athletes in the higher T54 classification . She 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 845 @-@ kilometre ( 525 mi ) relay from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach , which raised $ 200 @,@ 000 for disabled athletes . 
