Carly Salmon

Carly Salmon
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999
Wagga Wagga, Australia

Carly Salmon (born 9 July 1999) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints.[1]

Salmon made her senior international debut in 2013 when she competed at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in the T35 category,[2] which is given to ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy.[3] Salmon has this condition, which predominantly restricts movement from the left side of her body.[2]

Results

In 2013, Salmon was the youngest member of the Australian team when she competed in the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France where she won bronze in the 200 m T35 final.[4][5] Salmon was also in the 100 metre final, where she finished 5th with an Oceania record-breaking time of 16.82.[2][4][6] In March 2015, Salmon competed in the under 20’s Women’s 200 m at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in March, where she came first with a time of 35.84.[7]

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, she came fifth in her heat of the Women's 100 m T35 and did not start in the Women's 200 m. [2]

Salmon is coached by Brett Robinson and Richard Turnbull at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia.[2]

Education

Salmon is a year 11 student at Mater Dei Catholic College, which is situated in her hometown of Wagga Wagga.[5]

Recognition

Due to her success at the IPC World Championships, The Daily Advertiser’s Wagga Sports Awards named Salmon Junior Sportsperson for June, 2013.[8] Salmon also received an athlete grant from the AIS in 2014/2015 for her podium finish.[9]

References

  1. "NSW All Schools Review Day two". Athletics New South Wales. Athletics New South Wales. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Athletes". IPC Athletics. International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. McGarry, Andrew. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 Jenes, Paul; Hamilton, Peter; Tarbotton, David; McEwen, Fletcher; Gardiner, Bert. "Australian Athletics Historical Results". Athletics Australia. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Whaley, Pamela. "Carly carves up at world championships". The Daily Advertiser. The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. "More medals on final day of track & field". Australian Paralympic Committee. Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. "Australian Juniors". Athletics ACT. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  8. Whaley, Pamela. "Sporting stars shine bright". The Daily Advertiser. The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. "Grant Funding Report". Australian Sports Commission. Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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