CLARKE Rhiannon

Date of Birth: 23 Jul 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T38

Place of birth: PERTH, WA

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : PERTH, WA

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T38	5
	Women's 400m - T38	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T38 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T38 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T38 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T38 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	100m - T38	2019	Dubai, UAE	12.94
3	Women's 200m T38	2019	Dubai, UAE	26.79
Commonwealth Games
2	100m - T38	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	13.17

Swimming, horse riding, ballroom dancing. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Languages spoken:

Western Australian Institute of Sport [WAIS] [Australia]

Danny Kevan [personal]

2018 for Australia, Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She took up the sport at age 12 in Perth, WA, Australia. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She discovered the sport at a try-out day for people with an impairment. "I have been running since I was 12, but only doing the 100m since 2017. I found out I was good at it. I tried it and it was fun, I enjoyed it." (thewomensgame.com, 13 Apr 2018; thewest.com.au, 12 Apr 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Winning silver in the women's T38 100m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Australian wheelchair racer Madison De Rozario. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She wears long socks, and does jumps before her race. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Trust the process." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She was presented the Sports Award at the 2020 Young Achiever Awards WA in Australia. (Instagram profile, 19 Oct 2020)

She was presented with the 2018 Pierre de Coubertin Award by the Australian Olympic Committee. The honour is given to high school students in Australia who display strong character and ideals at the highest standard both in and outside of sport. (mdc.wa.edu.au, 21 Sep 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T38 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She has cerebral palsy that affects her legs and right arm. (perthnow.com.au, 14 Sep 2020; abc.net.au, 30 Apr 2019)

General
FINISHING SCHOOL AND AIMING TOKYO
In September 2020 she was selected in the Australian team for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. In November 2020 she completed high school and two months later earned her Australian Tertiary Admission Rank [ATAR] score to pursue higher education. "The past few months have been hard [speaking in 2020], especially finding out the Paralympic Games in Tokyo were postponed. But it's also been good for me to know that I can finish off school this year and not have to miss too much because of my training. I've thought about what it'll be like in Tokyo. I can picture the starting line and the gun going off, doing the race and maybe even standing on the podium." (Instagram profile, 08 Jan 2021; perthnow.com.au, 14 Sep 2020)

Milestones

She was the youngest athlete from any country to win a medal in Para sport at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. She claimed silver in the women's T38 100m at age 15 years and 263 days, which also made her the third-youngest athlete from any country to win a medal in Para sport at any edition of the Commonwealth Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2019; abc.net.au, 30 Apr 2019)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Rhiannon-Clarke-726536711095789
https://instagram.com/rhiannonclarke_

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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