WALSH Sarah

Date of Birth: 14 Jul 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T64

Place of birth: SYDNEY, NSW

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : CANBERRA, ACT

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Long Jump - T64	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Women's Long Jump - T64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	Long Jump - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4.82
World Championships
3	Long Jump - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	5.20
4	Long Jump - T44	2017	London, GBR	4.85
6	Long Jump - T44	2015	Doha, QAT	4.76
8	4x100m Universal Relay	2019	Dubai, UAE	52.41
14	100m - T44	2015	Doha, QAT	15.66

Walshy (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Going to the beach, spending time with family and friends. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Exercise Science, Sports Science - University of Canberra, Australia

Languages spoken:

Matt Beckenham, AUS

Other sports:

She has played wheelchair basketball for the Sutherland Wheelie Sharks club in Australia. (nswathletics.org.au, 10 Mar 2015)

2014 for Australia, International Tournament in Glasgow, Great Britain (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She began competing in Para athletics at age nine through her school. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015, 06 Nov 2019)

"A school teacher encouraged me to take up athletics and I absolutely fell in love with it, the rest is history." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

To win a medal in long jump at the Paralympic Games. (paralympic.org.au, 30 Sep 2019)

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Her parents. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Give it your all." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

General Interest

Classification
T64, F64 (IPC, 19 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born without a fibula [calf bone] in her lower right leg. The limb was amputated below the knee when she was age 18 months. (nswathletics.org.au, 10 Mar 2015; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015, 06 Nov 2019)

General
CHARITY WORK
She has designed t-shirts to raise awareness around limb differences and limb loss for Limbs 4 Life, an Australian non-profit organisation that she is an ambassador for. "Limbs 4 Life has been a huge part of my life and I would love to be able to give back." (catholicweekly.com.au, 18 Mar 2020; lifeforexcellence.com, 01 Jan 2017; Living Intentionally for Excellence YouTube channel, 31 Jul 2016)

HERITAGE
Both of her parents were born in Ireland. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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