Jessee Wyatt

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Jessee Wyatt
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Personal information
Full nameJessee Wyatt
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 29)
New Zealand
Sport
ClubFrankston Athletics Club:

Jessee Wyatt (born 14 April 1996) is an Australian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics & also the 2024 Olympics. [1]

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Personal

Wyatt was born in New Zealand on 14 April 1996. [2] He has cerebral palsy and has undergone surgery to assist his mobility. [2]

Career

Wyatt took up athletics in 2012 and is coached by Australian Paralympian John Eden. [3] At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he finished fifth in the Men's Shot Put F33 with a throw of 8.69m. [3]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished fourth on the Men's Shot Put F33 with a throw of 8.71. [4]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, Wyatt finished sixth in the Men's Shot Put F33 with a throw of 8.93m. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Australian Paralympic Team receives nine extra spots". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Jessee Wyatt". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Jessee Wyatt". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jessee Wyatt". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Holt surges to gold once again". Athletics Australia News, 17 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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