Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 10 October 2001 |
Sport | |
Disability class | F38 |
Club | Bundaberg Athletic Club |
Coached by | Ralph Newton |
Samantha Schmidt (born 10 October 2001) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [1]
Samanatha Schmidt was born on 10 October 2001 to Gemina Moore and David Schmidt. [2] Schmidt has cerebral palsy, [3] and she is a proud Wakawaka and Gubbi Gubbi Indigenous woman. [4] She attended Bundaberg State High School and lives in Bundaberg, Queensland. [5]
Schmidt picked up a discus at the age of five and is classified as F38 thrower. [6] She was the national champion for open women para discus and javelin in 2018, and she was chosen for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic discus shadow squad in 2020. [4]
In March 2021, Schmidt threw a personal best 33.66 m, setting a new national and Oceania record. [7]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Discus F38 with a distance of 30:26. [5] Schmidt is coached by Ralph Newton. [5]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 10 October 2001 |
Sport | |
Disability class | F38 |
Club | Bundaberg Athletic Club |
Coached by | Ralph Newton |
Samantha Schmidt (born 10 October 2001) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [1]
Samanatha Schmidt was born on 10 October 2001 to Gemina Moore and David Schmidt. [2] Schmidt has cerebral palsy, [3] and she is a proud Wakawaka and Gubbi Gubbi Indigenous woman. [4] She attended Bundaberg State High School and lives in Bundaberg, Queensland. [5]
Schmidt picked up a discus at the age of five and is classified as F38 thrower. [6] She was the national champion for open women para discus and javelin in 2018, and she was chosen for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic discus shadow squad in 2020. [4]
In March 2021, Schmidt threw a personal best 33.66 m, setting a new national and Oceania record. [7]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Discus F38 with a distance of 30:26. [5] Schmidt is coached by Ralph Newton. [5]