Luke Bailey (wheelchair racer)
 Luke Bailey in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 17 September 1997 Wingham, New South Wales |
| Sport | |
| Disability class | T54 |
| Coached by | Andrew Dawes |
Luke Bailey (born 17 September 1997) is an Australian wheelchair racer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics .[1] [2]
Early life
[edit]Luke Bailey was born on 17 September 1997 in Wingham, New South Wales.[3] He has caudal regression syndrome and spina bifida.[3] In 2019, he moved to Newcastle, New South Wales to train.[4]
Athletics career
[edit]Bailey is classified as T54. After an introduction to Kurt Fearnley, he took up Para-athletics in 2011.[3]
An elbow injury prevented him from competing at the national trials for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Queensland.[4]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, he finished seventh in the Men's 100 m T54 and eighth in the Mixed 4 × 100 m relay.[4]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Bailey finished 14th in his Men's 100m T54 heat and did not advance to the final.[5]
Bailey competed in three events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris - 100m , 400m and 800m T54 events. [6] In the lead up to the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, Bailey finished fourth in the Men's 100m T54 at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Bailey finished 7th in the Men's 100m T54 final and did not qualify for the 400 m and 800 m T54 finals.[7]
He coached by Andrew Dawes and a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[4][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Luke Bailey". Paralympics Australia. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Luke Bailey". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Luke Bailey". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Turner Burns to Glory as Debutants Deliver | Day Three World Para Athletics Championships". Athletics Australia. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Para Track Athletes Selected for Paris | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". www.nswis.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian male wheelchair racers
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Paralympic athletes for Australia
- Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- People with caudal regression syndrome
- People from the Mid North Coast
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- People with spina bifida
- Athletes from New South Wales
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen