Racing

EVENTS

Sam is a wheelchair sprinter in Para Athletics; racing at the 100m, 200m, and 400m distances. Sam’s current preferred event is the 100m. The 200m T52 event, his preferred event at the time, was eliminated in 2011.

upcoming events

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are on now! Check them out before they finish on September 5 (JST).

CLASSIFICATION

Paralympic sports are broken down into sport-specific classifications based on disability types and function. The nature of Sam’s quadriplegia results in a T52 classification.

For a more thorough description of Para Athletics classifications and specifically T52, jump to the FAQs page.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND RACES

Paralympics:

2020 Tokyo— 100m, 400m

2016 Rio de Janeiro— 100m, 400m (DNS)

2012 London— 100m, 200m

World Championships:

2019 Dubai— 100m, 400m

2017 London— 100m, 400m

2015 Doha— 100m, 400m

2011 Christchurch— 100m, 200m, 400m

RECORDS

Australian National Records

T52 100m: 17.07s (+1.9m/s) (Canberra, Australia, January 21, 2020) Previously beating his own record of 17.30 from Arbon, Switzerland in 2015

T52 200m: 32.02s (+0.6m/s) (Arbon, Switzerland, June 4, 2015)

T52 400m: 1:04.08s (Perth, WA, Australia, April 16, 2010)

Oceania Records

T52 100m: 17.07s (+1.9m/s) (Canberra, Australia, January 21, 2020)  [Previously beating his own record of 17.39 from Canberra, Australia in 2016]

T52 200m: 33.08s (+1.5m/s) (Canberra, Australia, January 21, 2014)

PERSONAL BESTS

100m: 17.07s (+1.9 m/s) (21 January 2020)

200m: 32.02s (+0.6 m/s) (4 June 2015)

400m: 64.08s (16 April 2010)

RACING VIDEOS

Paralympics:

Tokyo 2020 - 100m T52 Final

2016 Rio de Janeiro— 100m T52 Final

2012 London— No Videos :(

World Championships:

2019 Dubai— No Videos :(

2017 London— 100m T52 Heat 2, 100m T52 Final, 400m T52 Heat 2

2015 Doha— 100m T52 Heat 1, 100m T52 Final, 400m T52 Heat 2

2011 Christchurch— 400m T52 Final