Sarah Walsh (born 14 July 1998) is an Australian Paralympic amputee athlete. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1] .[2][3]
 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1998 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sport | |
| Club | Sutherland District Athletics Club |
| Coached by | Matthew Beckenham |
Medal record | |
Personal
editWalsh was born on 14 July 1998 in Sydney, New South Wales. She was born with fibular hemimelia and this led to her right leg being amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old.[4][5] She attended St John Bosco College, Sydney.[4]
Athletics
editWalsh was encouraged by a teacher to take up para-athletics at the age of nine. She then joined Helensburgh Little Athletics Club. She received her first prosthetic running blade at the age of 10 as a result of sponsorship from Otto Bock and the Appliance and Limb Centre.[4] She is classified as a T64 athlete.[5] She competed at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha where she finished sixth in the Women's Long Jump T44 and competed in the heats of the Women's 100m T44. In the 2016 Rio Paralympics she competed in the T44 Long jump and receiving a result of 4.82 which placed her 6th overall.[6]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she finished fourth in the Women's Long Jump T44 with a jump of 4.85m.[7]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a leap of 5.20m.[8]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a jump of 5:11m.[9] Walsh finished fifth place in the Women's Long Jump T64, leaping to a 4.84m (+0.2) at 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.[10] At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, she finished fourth in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a jump of 5.14m.[11]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finish eight in the Women's Long jump T64 with a jump of 4.88m.[12]
She is a member of the Sutherland District Athletics Club and coached by Matt Beckenham.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Sarah Walsh approaching world championship qualification". Athletics NSW website. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Sarah Walsh". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Women's T43/44 Long Jump Results". 2016 Rio Paralympics Website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Ryner, Sascha. "A silver lining for Australia". Athletics Australia News, 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 5 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Walsh". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Clifford Finds Silver Lining | Day Two World Para Athletics Championships". Athletics Australia. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Australia, Athletics. "Golden girl Low back on top of the world, teenager Lovell scores bronze". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
External links
edit- Sarah Walsh at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sarah Walsh at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Sarah Walsh at Paralympics Australia
- Sarah Walsh at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Sarah Walsh Story at YouTube