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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1991 Toowoomba, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Harrison Carter (born 6 August 1991) is a Paralympic athlete, who competes in 100m, 200m, 400m T54 events. [1] He has represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [2] [3]
Carter was born on 6 August 1991, [4] [5] He attended Harristown State High School in Queensland. [6] Before becoming a wheelchair racer, He was actively engaged in sport in particular swimming and wheelchair basketball. [1] He then attended a sports day held by Queensland Sporting Wheelies in 2001 aimed at increasing the participation of disabled kids in sport. [5] At the event Carter met Paralympian Geoff Trappett who won gold in the Men's T54 100m at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games and encouraged Carter to become involved in wheelchair racing. [5] Carter has been an ethical vegan since 2017. [1] He currently resides in Canberra, Australia.
Carter began competing in 2003 as a junior athlete. [5] Throughout his career, Carter has trained under a number of coaches including Geoff Darragh, Glen Baker, Brett Jones, Paul Angel, and currently trains under Fred Periac at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. [6] In 2008 he broke national age records for the 100m, 200m and 400m in wheelchair racing. [7] He went on to become the 100m junior world champion, [3] winning gold in the 100m at the 2009 Junior Athletics World Championships. [5] In 2011 Carter made the transition into adult competitions [8] where, he has competed against wheelchair racers such as David Weir and Marcel Hug. [5] Carter represented Australia at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch [9] in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m. [1] He also competed in the 2011 Gold Coast Wheelchair Half Marathon which he won. [10] In 2013 Carter was selected to represent Australia, in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. [11] ] He placed 6th and 5th in the T54 100m and 200m respectively. [1] He won gold and silver at the 2015 Brisbane IPC Grand Prix in the T54 100m and 400m respectively. [12]
At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Carter finished sixth in the Men's 100 m T54, fifth in the Men's 200 m and sixteenth in the Men's 400 m T54. [1]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Carter finished sixth in the Men's 100 m T54 and was ranked 15th in the Men's 400 m T54. [13]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Carter finished fourth both the Men's 100 m T54 and Men's 400 m T54.
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Carter finished seventh in the heat and therefore qualified for the final. He came fifth in the Men's 100 m T54 final and failed to win a medal. In the Men's 400 m T54 Carter came ninth and did not advance to the final. [14]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T54. [15] Carter at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, finished fourth in the Men's 100m T54 and fifth in the heat of the Men's 400m T54. [16]
He is coached by Fred Periac.
In 2009 Carter won the Sports Darling Downs senior rookie of the year. [17]
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