BARTA Sydney

United States of America

Date of Birth: 16 Feb 2004

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T64

Place of birth: WASHINGTON, DC

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : ARLINGTON, VA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T64
	Women's 200m - T64	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T64 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	200m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	28.35
7	Women's Shot Put F64	2019	Dubai, UAE	7.79
9	Discus Throw - F64	2019	Dubai, UAE	24.54
10	100m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	13.54

Water skiing, playing the guitar, reading, spending time with her cat. (teamusa.org, 14 Aug 2020; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Joaquim Cruz [national]

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Laura Barta played basketball for Princeton University in New Jersey, United States of America. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Other sports:

She has played water polo for the US Junior Olympic team. (issuu.com, 01 Oct 2018)

2019 for United States, Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She took up the sport at age 13 in Indiana, United States of America. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She began Para athletics after receiving her first prosthesis, and enjoyed it as a way to meet and compete against other people with impairments. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; nbcwashington.com, 29 Feb 2016)

To compete in basketball and athletics at university, compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (teamusa.org, 14 Aug 2020; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; wjla.com, 30 Oct 2019)

Winning gold in the T64 200m at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Mar 2021; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Her mother Laura. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Her mother Laura. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Para sport is more than just a place to compete, it's a place to learn more about yourself, your disability, and educate yourself on other people's disabilities." (Twitter profile, 26 Aug 2020)

She won the US Paralympics Track and Field 2019 Female Field High School Athlete of the Year award. (teamusa.org, 22 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T64, F64 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (teamusa.org, 04 Aug 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
At age six she was competing in a race for her school when a piece of scaffolding fell on her left leg. She developed compartment syndrome while being treated in hospital and the wound became infected, which led to amputation. (teamusa.org, 04 Aug 2019; USA Water Polo YouTube channel, 17 Apr 2018; nbcwashington.com, 29 Feb 2016; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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