GRIMALDI Anna

New Zealand
Athletics
12 Feb 1997
24
Female
T47
DUNEDIN
 
New Zealand
DUNEDIN
 
New Zealand

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Long Jump - T47 1 Gold Medal

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Long Jump
Women's Long Jump - T47 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1Long Jump - T472016Rio de Janeiro, BRA5.62
4100m - T472016Rio de Janeiro, BRA12.96
DSQ200m - T472016Rio de Janeiro, BRADSQ
World Championships
2Long Jump - T472019Dubai, UAE5.50
3Long Jump - T472015Doha, QAT5.41
4Long Jump - T472017London, GBR5.21
5200m - T472015Doha, QAT26.73
8200m - T472017London, GBR26.77
10100m - T472019Dubai, UAE12.80
13100m - T472015Doha, QAT13.34
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Athlete
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Surveying - Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NZL
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English
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Hill City-University [Dunedin, NZL]
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2015 for New Zealand, World Championships in Doha, Qatar (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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She began experiencing problems with her left foot in January 2017, and as a result of the injury had to pull out of the 100m and 200m at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. She was diagnosed with a stress fracture following the tournament, and was unable to compete until December 2018. (odt.co.nz, 12 Dec 2018, 07 Apr 2018; athletics.org.nz, 05 Dec 2018)
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She took up athletics at age 16 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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In 2013 she attended a camp for athletes with an impairment in Dunedin, New Zealand. "I was pretty reluctant to go. I thought I was going to be shocking. It was scary going there. I felt kind of out of place, like a complete newbie. They all had some form of training and knew what they were doing, but I wasn't as terrible as I first thought." (nzherald.co.nz, 07 Sep 2015; odt.co.nz, 28 May 2014)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (odt.co.nz, 17 Feb 2021)
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Winning gold in the women's T47 long jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Her sister Abby. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Coach Brent Ward. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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She listens to music before an event. (athletics.org.nz, 05 Dec 2018)
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"Give 100% every time you are on the track." (Athlete, 16 Jul 2017)
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She was named Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the 2017 Otago Sports Awards in New Zealand. (sportotago.co.nz, 01 May 2017)

In 2017 she was named Para Athlete of the Year, Senior Summer Athlete of the Year and Otago Athlete of the Year at the Athletics Otago Awards in New Zealand. (odt.co.nz, 04 May 2017)

She was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit [MNZM] in the 2017 New Year's Honours list in recognition of her services to athletics. (odt.co.nz, 31 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
T47, F46 (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 her right hand due to congenital limb reduction. (nzherald.co.nz, 07 Sep 2015; stuff.co.nz, 04 Sep 2014)

General
PROSTHESIS
In 2018 she began using a new attachment for her right arm, which was provided by High Performance Sport New Zealand. The prosthesis is designed to balance out the weight in her upper body, as the left side of her body is naturally heavier because she was born without her right hand. "Athletics is a sport of symmetry and I'm not symmetrical, so I thought I should try to even that out a bit. It's been difficult getting used to it. It was difficult at the start, but now it feels kind of natural. Your legs follow what your arms do and to not have that weight and momentum from my right arm may impact [my performance]. It's definitely feeling like it will be helpful and it's helping with the mechanics of running now." (odt.co.nz, 12 Dec 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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