Rhiannon Clarke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 23 July 2002 Joondalup, Western Australia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
Medal record | |
Rhiannon Clarke (born 23 July 2002) is an Australian para-athletics competitor who specialises in sprint events. She won two bronze medals at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
Personal
Clarke was born with cerebral palsy in Joonndalup, Western Australia, on 23 July 2002.[1] As of 2018, she attended Mater Dei College in Joondalup.[2]
Athletics
Clarke started running after a para-come-try day in 2014.[1] She concentrated on sprint events in 2017.[2] As a fifteen-year-old at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the women's 100m T38.[2] At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she won bronze medals in the women's 100m and 200m T38.[3] [4]
References
- ^ a b "Rhiannon Clarke". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Lacey, Bridget (12 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: WA teen Rhiannon Clarke comes from clouds to win silver medal on the Gold Coast". The West. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 6 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 7 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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