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Carly Salmon
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 25)
Wagga Wagga, Australia
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 200 m T35

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]

Personal

Salmon was born 9 July 1999 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.[2] A stroke at birth left her with cerebral palsy that restricts movement on the left side of her body.[2][3] Salmon attended Mater Dei Catholic College, which is situated in her hometown of Wagga Wagga.[4]

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] Salmon was also in the 100 metre final, where she finished 5th with an Oceania record-breaking time of 16.82.[5] 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.[6]

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] She nearly retired from para athletics after not being selected for 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100m T35 and Women's 200m T35 events.[2]

Recognition

Due to her success at the IPC World Championships, The Daily Advertiser’s Wagga Sports Awards named Salmon Junior Sportsperson for June, 2013.[7] Salmon also received an athlete grant from the AIS in 2014/2015 for her podium finish.[8]

References

  1. ^ "NSW All Schools Review Day two". Athletics New South Wales. Athletics New South Wales. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Carly Salmon". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ McGarry, Andrew. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Whaley, Pamela. "Carly carves up at world championships". The Daily Advertiser. The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Australian Juniors". Athletics ACT. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ^ Whaley, Pamela. "Sporting stars shine bright". The Daily Advertiser. The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Grant Funding Report". Australian Sports Commission. Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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