Quinn was born in the Sydney suburb of Manly[2] with cerebral palsy; she has hemiplegia on the left side of her body.

[3] Quinn is employed as a part-time gymnastic coach and a motivational speaker, who is committed to increasing awareness of disabled sport in the community.

[5] At the 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Quinn won gold medals in the Women's 100 m T37 and 200 m T37 and Long Jump F37.

[6] In 2000 Quinn received an Australian Sports Medal in recognition of her performance at the Paralympics and her two world records.

[7] Quinn was trained by Jackie Byrnes who was a national level athlete in the 1960s.