Sarah Edmiston

Sarah Edmiston
Personal information
Full name Sarah Edmiston
Nationality Australia
Born (1975-09-08) 8 September 1975
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus, Shot Put
Coached by Paul Edmiston
Medal record
Track and field
World Para Athletics Championships
2017 London Discus F44

Sarah Edmiston (born 8 September 1975) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who specialises in the discus and shot put. At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London. England.

Personal

Edmiston was born on born 8 September 1975 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. In 2017, she lives in Perth, Western Australia.[1] She is married to former Australian hurdler Paul Edmiston and they have four children.[2]

Athletics

Edmiston started athletics with Bungaree Little Athletics Club.[2] At the age of 19, a water skiing accident put a halt to her athletics career. She recommenced throwing again at the age of 25 but was only classified after the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2] She is classified as a F44.[1] She is coached by her husband Paul Edmiston and a member of the North Beach Athletics Club.[1] At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London. England with a throw of 33.80m.[3] In addition, she finished seventh in the Wwomen’s Shot Put F44 with a throw of 8.04m.[4]

In 2016, she was awarded a Western Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sarah Edmiston". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Smith, David. "Edmiston ready for London 2017 debut". Athletics WA News,. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Ryner, Sascha. "Bronzed Aussies step up on the podium". Athletics Australia News, 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Ryner, Sascha. "Photo decider sees O'Hanlon reclaim glory". Athletics Australia News,. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016/17 WAIS Scholarships". WA Athletics website. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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