Rachael Dodds

Rachael Dodds (born 26 November 1994) is an Australian athletics competitor. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. She did not medal at the 2012 Games.

Rachael Dodds
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Dodds
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic athletics

Personal

Dodds was born on 26 November 1994,[1] and is from Hawthorne,[2][3] a suburb of Brisbane in Queensland.[4] She has cerebral palsy[1][5][6][7] and was born prematurely.[5] She has attended Cannon Hill Anglican College since 2008.[1][5][6][7]

Dodds was the 2011 The Courier-Mail PKF Queensland disabled athlete of the year.[5][7] She earned the title of South East Advertiser YoungStar for 2011–12.[6]

Athletics
Dodds at the 2012 London Paralympics

Dodds is a T35 competitor,[1][6][8] and is coached by Cherina Kelly.[5] As of 2011, she trains at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre.[5] She competes in 100 metre, 200 metre, 800 metre and 1,500 metre events.[5]

Dodds started competing in 2007, having been introduced to the sport by her physiotherapist Tanya Winter.[1][5] While her preferred events are the 800 metre and 1,500 metres, she switched to sprint events in order to maximize her chances of making the Paralympics.[5] In 2010, she competed in the Australian Championships in Perth where she set a world record in the 200 metre event.[1] She made her international debut at the Christchurch hosted 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships,[1][6] finishing first in the 200 metre event and second in the 100 metre event.[1][5][9][10] She competed in the 2012 Brisbane Track Classic, where she set a personal best time of 17.21 seconds in the T35 100 metre event.[11] At the 2012 Qantas Australian Athletics Tour – Adelaide Track Classic, she finished eighth in the women's 200 metre ambulant event with a time of 36.48 seconds.[11] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics in the T35 100m and 200m events.[1][2][4][5][6][12][13][14] She did not medal at the 2012 Games.

References
  1. "Rachael Dodds | APC Corporate". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Chris Dutton (6 June 2012). "Canberra's Paralympic athletes aim for Games glory". Australian Capital Territory: Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. Heslehurst, Brayden (6 June 2012). "Wakerley's Matthew Cameron named in Australian Paralympic team after missing Beijing games final | News, events and sport for Brisbane East". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. Heslehurst, Brayden (6 June 2012). "Wakerley's Matthew Cameron named in Australian Paralympic team after missing Beijing games final | News, events and sport for Brisbane East". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. Pramberg, Bernie (3 December 2011). "Rachael Dodds is in a hurry". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  6. "Rachael Dodds". Cannon Hill Anglican College. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  7. Alston, Josh (29 November 2011). "Top athlete won't rest on her laurels | News, events and sport for Brisbane East". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  8. "Queensland Athletics". Queensland Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  9. Red. (26 January 2011). "Streckert sprintet über 100 Meter auf vierten Platz" (in German). Derwesten.de. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  10. "SOPHIA Warner added 200m silver to 100m bronze at the IPC World Athletics Championships – before revealing that she is in London 2012 Paralympic limbo". This is Surrey. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  11. "January results — Queensland Academy of Sport". Queensland Academy of Sport. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  12. "Walters sprints for London — Teenager set for Paralympics debut". Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  13. "The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced the athletics team for the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre today, during the team's final training camp on home soil before the Games begin on 29 August". 2XU. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  14. "Australian Paralympic Team Announced". Athletics ACT. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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