Jaryd Clifford
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Jaryd Clifford (born 5 July 1999)[1] is an Australian Paralympic vision impaired middle distance athlete. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. [3]
Personal
Clifford was born on 5 July 1999.[1] During primary school his eyesight deteriorated due to juvenile macular degeneration.[4]
Athletics
Clifford is classified as a T12 athlete. In 2014, Clifford came 4th in the 3000m at the Australian All Schools Championships. He competed at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha and came 7th in the T12/13 3000m. In January 2016, his time of 3min 59.6s in the 1500m qualified him for the 2016 Rio Paralympics and he took 10 seconds off the Australian record for T12 athletes. The record had lasted for more than 30 years.[5]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished seventh in both the Men's 1500 m T13 and Men's 5000 m T13 events.[6]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, Clifford won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T13 in a time of 3:53.31. Clifford credited his altitude training and European racing assisting him in winning a medal. [3]
In 2017, Clifford is a member of the Diamond Valley Athletic Club and Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[7]
His philosophy is "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced".[7]
References
- ^ a b "Jarryd Clifford". Athletics Australia Historical Results Database. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b Ryner, Sascha. "Holt storms home in world record time". Athletics Australia News, 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Jarryd Cliiford". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Balchin, Max (19 January 2016). "Jaryd Clifford's national record heads the Diamond Valley qualification efforts". Diamond Valley Leader. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Jarryd Clifford". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Jarryd Clifford". Victorian Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
