Alison was the first woman to compete in Shooting Para sport for New Zealand at a Paralympic Games. Alison represented her country at the New York & Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games. She has won a bronze medal in the Women’s Air Rifle Integrated.
In 1986 Alison competed at the FESPIC Games in Surakarta, Indonesia where she won an impressive total of 4 gold medals.
