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Carly Salmon (born 9 July 1999) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints. [1]
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Carly Salmon (born 9 July 1999) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints. [1]
Salmon was born 9 July 1999 in Wagga Wagga. [2] A stroke at birth left her with cerebral palsy that restricts movement on the left side of her body. [2] [3] Salmon attended Mater Dei Catholic College, which is situated in her hometown of Wagga Wagga. [4]
In 2013, Salmon was the youngest member of the Australian team when she competed in the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France where she won bronze in the 200 m T35 final. [4] Salmon was also in the 100 metre final, where she finished 5th with an Oceania record-breaking time of 16.82. [5] In March 2015, Salmon competed in the under-20's Women's 200 m at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in March, where she came first with a time of 35.84. [6]
At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, she came fifth in her heat of the Women's 100 m T35 and did not start in the Women's 200 m. [2] She nearly retired from para athletics after not being selected for 2016 Rio Paralympics. [2]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100m T35 and Women's 200m T35 events. [2]
Due to her success at the IPC World Championships, The Daily Advertiser's Wagga Sports Awards named Salmon Junior Sportsperson for June, 2013. [7] Salmon also received an athlete grant from the AIS in 2014/2015 for her podium finish. [8]
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