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Representing  Australia
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100 metres |
| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | 100 m hurdles |
| Continental Cup | ||
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2010 Split | 100 m hurdles |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2004 Grosseto | 100 m |
| World Youth Championships | ||
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2003 Sherbrooke | 100 m hurdles |
Sally Pearson (née McLellan) (born September 19, 1986 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and 100 metres hurdles. Pearson holds the Australian record for the 100 metres hurdles and is the second fastest Australian of all time in the 100m. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.
She won the Commonwealth Games 100 sprint final in Delhi in 11.28 seconds only to be disqualified several hours later and told that she had ALSO false started at the first try to get them away, a false start credited to Laura Turner of England (English officials had lodged a protest). In any event she proved the Commonwealth's fastest woman in the absence of the Carribean athletes.
Athletic career
Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast when she was eight years old. It was there, while she was still in primary school, that her athletic talents were noticed by Sharon Hannan, who remains her coach to this day.[1] Pearson rose to prominence in 2001, when at the age of only 14, she won the Australian under-20 100m title. After injury setbacks during 2002 she made her international debut at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Sherbrooke, Canada and won gold in the 100m hurdles. The following month, still only 16 years old, she represented Australia at open level at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France as part of the 4x100m relay team. In 2004 she won a bronze in the 100m at the World Junior Championships, and just missed out on a medal in the 100 m hurdles.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Pearson tripped over a hurdle and fell to the ground during the 100m hurdles final, costing her the chance of a medal. In 2007 she continued to pursue both the 100m and the 100m hurdles, making the semi-final of each event at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan. However in the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games she shifted her focus solely to the 100m hurdles. This decision paid off, with Pearson claiming the silver medal in a dramatic final, where the favourite Lolo Jones stumbled and a photo finish was required to decide the minor medals. After the announcement of the official results a jubilant Pearson celebrated enthusiastically with bronze medal winner Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, and gave an emotional trackside interview.
Pearson was in good form during the 2009 European season, winning five out of seven races and breaking the Australian and Oceanian record in the 100 m hurdles at the Herculis meeting in July, with a time of 12.50 seconds; 0.03 faster than the area record she had set on the same track a year earlier.[2] However she was hampered by back spasms in the lead up to the World Championships in Berlin, and was only able to finish fifth in the 100m hurdles final.[3]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Pearson was awarded Gold in the Women's 100m race, but was later disqualified due to a false start.[4].
Personal life
Pearson was raised by her single mother Anne, who often worked two jobs to make enough money to support her daughter's athletic career.[5] In late 2008 she was engaged to Kieran Pearson, the pair having been together since their senior year at Helensvale State High School on the Gold Coast.[6] They have now married.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 1st | 100 m hurdles |
| 5th | 200 m | |||
| World Championships | Paris, France | heats | 4 x 100 m relay | |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 4th | 100 m hurdles |
| 3rd | 100 m | |||
| 5th | 4 x 100 m relay | |||
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 8th | 100 m |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 4th | 100 m hurdles | |
| 8th | 100 m | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | semis | 100 m |
| semis | 100 m hurdles | |||
| heats | 4 x 100 m relay | |||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 2nd | 100 m hurdles |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 100 m hurdles |
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 11.14 s (2007)
- 200 metres - 23.36 s (2006), 22.61 s W/S +2.1 (2009)
- 100 metres hurdles - 12.50 s (2009)
Notes
- ^ Gullan, Scott (2008-08-20). Silver Sally ran her own race. The Australian. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.
- ^ Turner, Chris (2009-07-28). Hurdlers delight on a spectacular evening in Monaco - IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-31.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (2009-08-20). Sally Pearson fifth in women's 100m hurdles in Berlin. The Australian. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.
- ^ Reuters (2009-10-07). [1]. Reuters. Retrieved on 2010-10-07.
- ^ Halloran, Jessica (2008-06-07). Hurdles a way of life for Sally. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.
- ^ Grant, Dwayne (2008-01-24). http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/01/24/42095_more-gossip-news.html Sally's story]. goldcoast.com.au. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.
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