Jaryd Clifford

Jaryd Clifford (born 5 July 1999)[1] is an Australian Paralympic vision impaired middle distance athlete. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.[2] He won gold medals in the Men's 1500 m and 5000 m T13 events at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.

Jaryd Clifford
Jaryd Clifford at the 2017 London World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999
Sport
ClubDiamond Valley Athletic Club
Medal record
Athletics
World Championships
2017 LondonMen's 1500 m T13
2019 DubaiMen's 1500 m T13
2019 DubaiMen's 5000 m T13

Personal

Clifford was born on 5 July 1999.[1] During primary school his eyesight deteriorated due to juvenile macular degeneration.[3]

Athletics

Clifford is classified as a T12 athlete. In 2014, Clifford came 4th in the 3000m at the Australian All Schools Championships. He competed at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha and came 7th in the T12/13 3000m. In January 2016, his time of 3min 59.6s in the 1500m qualified him for the 2016 Rio Paralympics and he took 10 seconds off the Australian record for T12 athletes. The record had lasted for more than 30 years.[4]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished seventh in both the Men's 1500 m T13 and Men's 5000 m T13 events.[5]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, Clifford won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T13 in a time of 3:53.31. Clifford credited his altitude training and European racing assisting him in winning a medal.[6]

At the Sydney Grand Prix on 18 March 2018, Clifford broke the Men's 1500m T12 world record with a time of 3:45.18. He lowered the previous world record 3:48.31 set by Tunisia’s Abderrahim Zhiou at the 2012 London Paralympics.[7]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, Clifford set a world record time of 3:47.78 in winning the gold medal in the Men's 1500 m T13.[8] Clifford with his two guides Tom Logan and Philo Saunders won the Men's 5000m T13. Clifford stated he needs guides for the 5000 m due to his deteriorating eyesight making the event dangerous for him.[9]

In 2018, Clifford is a member of the Diamond Valley Athletic Club and Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[10]

His philosophy is "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced".[10]

Recognition
  • 2017 -Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards -Marg Angel Junior Sportsperson of the Year [11]
  • 2018 - Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and mentored by Lauren Burns[12]

References
  1. "Jarryd Clifford". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. "Jarryd Cliiford". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. Balchin, Max (19 January 2016). "Jaryd Clifford's national record heads the Diamond Valley qualification efforts". Diamond Valley Leader. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. "Jarryd Clifford". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. Ryner, Sascha. "Holt storms home in world record time". Athletics Australia News, 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. Aubrey, Jane. "World Records for Clifford, Roeger, as Day posts a 100m PB in Sydney". Athletics Australia website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. "Results - Men's 1500m T13 Final". 2019 World Para Athletics World Championsips. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 8 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. "Jarryd Clifford". Victorian Institute of Sport website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. "Winners announced for Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards". Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  12. "Sport Australia Hall of Fame to 'embrace the future' with scholarship program". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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