Sarah Edmiston

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 and followed this up with a silver medal in the same event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F64 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Sarah Edmiston
Sarah Edmiston in 2019
Personal information
Full nameSarah Edmiston
NationalityAustralian
Born (1975-09-08) 8 September 1975
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus, Shot Put
Coached byPaul Edmiston
Medal record
Track and field
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoWomen's Discus F64
World Para Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 DubaiWomen's Discus F44
Bronze medal – third place2017 LondonWomen's Discus F44
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamWomen's Discus F44/64

Personal

Edmiston was born on 8 September 1975 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. In 2017, she moved to 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 is a member of the Perth Track and Field 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 Women's Shot Put F44 with a throw of 8.04m.[4]

In 2016, Edmiston was awarded a Western Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship.[5] At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she won the silver medal in the Women's Discus F44 with a throw of 36.43m.[6]

Edmiston competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo,[7] winning the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F64 with an Oceania record throw of 37.85m.[8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the Women's Discus F42-44/61-64.[9] Edmiston at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris threw 35.11m to finish in fourth place of the Women's Discus F64.[10]

References
  1. "Sarah Edmiston". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. Smith, David. "Edmiston ready for London 2017 debut". Athletics WA News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. Ryner, Sascha. "Bronzed Aussies step up on the podium". Athletics Australia News, 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. Ryner, Sascha. "Photo decider sees O'Hanlon reclaim glory". Athletics Australia News. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. "2016/17 WAIS Scholarships". WA Athletics website. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai – Day 4 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. "Para-athletics Stars Perris and Turner Secure Their Paralympic Passage to Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. Woods, Melissa (29 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Australians Robyn Lambird and Sarah Edmiston claim track and field gold". The West Australian. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. "Turner Burns to Glory as Debutants Deliver | Day Three World Para Athletics Championships". Athletics Australia. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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