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Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 September 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
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Jayden Sawyer (born 26 September 1993) is an Australian para athlete who competes mainly in the F38 category in throwing events. [1] He won has won gold and bronze medals at the World Para Athletics Championships. [1] He competed at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics. [2]
Sawyer was born on 26 September 1993 and has cerebral palsy. [1] He attended Gold Creek School, Canberra. Sawyer was originally coached by Chris Timson [3] and resides in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. [1] He holds a Certificate III in Hospitality.
In 2011, Sawyer competed in the Australian Athletics Championships where he won a gold and bronze in javelin and shot put. [4] Sawyer competed in the men's javelin events and shot put in the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne he won gold and came 4th respectively. [4] At the 2013 Australian Athletics Championships, in Sydney, Sawyer won gold in the men's ambulant javelin throw event. [5]
Sawyer qualified for the F37/38 javelin throw and F38 shot put 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, where he won bronze and came sixth respectively. [1]
Sawyer won gold in the men's ambulant javelin throw at the 2014 Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne by throwing the javelin 42.58m. [6] In Brisbane at the 2015 Australian Athletics Championships Sawyer won gold in the T/F38 men's ambulant javelin. [7]
At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he finished fourth in the Men's Javelin F38 with a personal best throw of personal best of 45.78m. . [8]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Sawyer finished fifth in the Men's Javelin F38 with a throw of 45.63. [9]
Sawyer won the gold medal in the Men's Javelin F38 with a world record throw of 52.96m at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England. [10] The throw was a personal best by 4.5m. [10]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, he came fifth in the Men's Javelin F38. [11]
Sawyer then competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, coming 7th in the Javelin F38. [12]
He is coached by Mike Barber. [10]
In 2008 Sawyer was awarded the Most Outstanding Junior Athlete with a Disability by North Canberra Gungahlin Athletics. [13]
Between 2013 and 2014 Sawyer was given a dAIS athlete grant by the Australian Institute of Sport. [14] In 2014 and 2015 Sawyer was a given a further dAIS athlete grant by the Australian Institute of Sport. [14]
Sawyer was nominated by ACT Athletics for the 2013/14 Outstanding athlete track and field in the open male Athlete with a Disability category. [15] In addition he was nominated for the Mick Dowling Trophy Outstanding Athlete with a Disability and for the Global Award Athlete of the Year. [15]
He was a Laurel Wreath recipient at Athletics ACT for the 2013/14 season. [1] In December 2017, Sawyer was awarded the Canberra Sport Awards Para Athlete of the Year. [16]
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Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 September 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jayden Sawyer (born 26 September 1993) is an Australian para athlete who competes mainly in the F38 category in throwing events. [1] He won has won gold and bronze medals at the World Para Athletics Championships. [1] He competed at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics. [2]
Sawyer was born on 26 September 1993 and has cerebral palsy. [1] He attended Gold Creek School, Canberra. Sawyer was originally coached by Chris Timson [3] and resides in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. [1] He holds a Certificate III in Hospitality.
In 2011, Sawyer competed in the Australian Athletics Championships where he won a gold and bronze in javelin and shot put. [4] Sawyer competed in the men's javelin events and shot put in the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne he won gold and came 4th respectively. [4] At the 2013 Australian Athletics Championships, in Sydney, Sawyer won gold in the men's ambulant javelin throw event. [5]
Sawyer qualified for the F37/38 javelin throw and F38 shot put 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, where he won bronze and came sixth respectively. [1]
Sawyer won gold in the men's ambulant javelin throw at the 2014 Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne by throwing the javelin 42.58m. [6] In Brisbane at the 2015 Australian Athletics Championships Sawyer won gold in the T/F38 men's ambulant javelin. [7]
At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he finished fourth in the Men's Javelin F38 with a personal best throw of personal best of 45.78m. . [8]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Sawyer finished fifth in the Men's Javelin F38 with a throw of 45.63. [9]
Sawyer won the gold medal in the Men's Javelin F38 with a world record throw of 52.96m at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England. [10] The throw was a personal best by 4.5m. [10]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, he came fifth in the Men's Javelin F38. [11]
Sawyer then competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, coming 7th in the Javelin F38. [12]
He is coached by Mike Barber. [10]
In 2008 Sawyer was awarded the Most Outstanding Junior Athlete with a Disability by North Canberra Gungahlin Athletics. [13]
Between 2013 and 2014 Sawyer was given a dAIS athlete grant by the Australian Institute of Sport. [14] In 2014 and 2015 Sawyer was a given a further dAIS athlete grant by the Australian Institute of Sport. [14]
Sawyer was nominated by ACT Athletics for the 2013/14 Outstanding athlete track and field in the open male Athlete with a Disability category. [15] In addition he was nominated for the Mick Dowling Trophy Outstanding Athlete with a Disability and for the Global Award Athlete of the Year. [15]
He was a Laurel Wreath recipient at Athletics ACT for the 2013/14 season. [1] In December 2017, Sawyer was awarded the Canberra Sport Awards Para Athlete of the Year. [16]