EDMISTON Sarah

Australia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1975

Age: 45

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F44

Place of birth: LOWER HUTT

Birth Country:

New Zealand

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 Discus Throw - F64	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Standing - Standing Discus	Women's Discus Throw - F64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
2	Discus Throw - F64	2019	Dubai, UAE	36.43
3	Discus Throw - F44	2017	London, GBR	33.80
7	Women's Shot Put F44	2017	London, GBR	8.04

Nickname:

Bunny (nbablues.com, 06 Apr 2017)

Previous names:

Sarah Kissell

Hobbies:

Gardening, home renovation. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Education:

Horticulture - TAFE, Perth, WA, AUS

Family:

Husband Paul Edmiston, children Chelsea, James, Casey and Allana

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Perth Track and Field Club [Australia]

Coach:

Paul Edmiston [husband], AUS

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Paul Edmiston has competed in athletics at national level in Australia. (Paul Edmiston Instagram profile, 01 Jul 2017; nbablues.com, 06 Apr 2017)

Debut:

2017 for Australia, World Championships in London, Great Britain (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Start:

She took up athletics at age six in Perth, WA, Australia, and competed at junior state level prior her accident. She began Para athletics in 2017. (abc.net.au, 20 Mar 2019; nbablues.com, 06 Apr 2017; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Reason:

"There wasn't a lot of information when I came back to training in athletics. [In 2017] a lady I was training with said to me, 'You can't move your foot, it's paralysed, you should be a Para athlete'. I looked up the information online and thought, 'Wow, this is me, I can do this'." (abc.net.au, 20 Mar 2019)

Ambition:

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

Memorable:

Winning a bronze medal in the women's F44 discus at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Hero:

Australian former winter athlete, spinal injury survivor and author Janine Shepherd. (nbablues.com, 06 Apr 2017)

Influence:

Her husband and coach Paul Edmiston. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Award:

She was named 2019 Sports Star of the Year by Australian Para sports organisation Rebound Western Australia. (Instagram profile, 14 Feb 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F44 (IPC, 17 Feb 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She has foot drop in her right leg, as well as instability and nerve damage in her right knee. Her impairment is the result of a water skiing accident when she was age 19. "The ski was twisted. I had torn my right leg's ACL [anterior cruciate ligament] and PCL [posterior cruciate ligament], and also severed the arteries and nerves. They grafted my arteries so it didn't have to be amputated. The first question I asked the surgeons after the operation was, 'When can I start throwing again? I want to go to the Olympics'. They said to me, 'You'll never throw again'. After that it still took me a year to learn how to walk again." (abc.net.au, 20 Mar 2019; athletics.com.au, 01 Jan 2017; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She served as the 2018/19 ambassador for the West Coast Athletics League in Australia. She has also coached children at school holiday athletics clinics. (wcal.com.au, 01 Aug 2018; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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