Sam Carter (athlete)

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Sam Carter
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Men's 1500 T54
IPC Grand Prix -
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brisbane Men's 100m Wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brisbane Men's 400m Wheelchair

Samuel Harrison Carter (born 6 August 1991) is a Paralympic athlete, who competes in 100m, 200m, 400m T54 events.[1] He has represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[2][3]

Personal[edit]

Carter was born on 6 August 1991,[4][5] He attended Harristown State High School in Queensland.[6] Before becoming a wheelchair racer, He was actively engaged in sport in particular swimming and wheelchair basketball.[1] He then attended a sports day held by Queensland Sporting Wheelies in 2001 aimed at increasing the participation of disabled kids in sport.[5] At the event Carter met Paralympian Geoff Trappett who won gold in the Men's T54 100m at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games and encouraged Carter to become involved in wheelchair racing.[5] Carter has been an ethical vegan since 2017.[1] He currently resides in Canberra, Australia.

Sporting career[edit]

Carter began competing in 2003 as a junior athlete.[5] Throughout his career, Carter has trained under a number of coaches including Geoff Darragh, Glen Baker, Brett Jones, Paul Angel, and currently trains under Fred Periac at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[6] In 2008 he broke national age records for the 100m, 200m and 400m in wheelchair racing.[7] He went on to become the 100m junior world champion,[3] winning gold in the 100m at the 2009 Junior Athletics World Championships.[5] In 2011 Carter made the transition into adult competitions[8] where, he has competed against wheelchair racers such as David Weir and Marcel Hug.[5] Carter represented Australia at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch[9] in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m.[1] He also competed in the 2011 Gold Coast Wheelchair Half Marathon which he won.[10] In 2013 Carter was selected to represent Australia, in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.[11]] He placed 6th and 5th in the T54 100m and 200m respectively.[1] He won gold and silver at the 2015 Brisbane IPC Grand Prix in the T54 100m and 400m respectively.[12]

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Carter finished sixth in the Men's 100 m T54, fifth in the Men's 200 m and sixteenth in the Men's 400 m T54.[1]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Carter finished sixth in the Men's 100 m T54 and was ranked 15th in the Men's 400 m T54.[13]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Carter finished fourth both the Men's 100 m T54 and Men's 400 m T54.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Carter finished seventh in the heat and therefore qualified for the final. He came fifth in the Men's 100 m T54 final and failed to win a medal. In the Men's 400 m T54 Carter came ninth and did not advance to the final.[14]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T54.[15] Carter at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, finished fourth in the Men's 100m T54 and fifth in the heat of the Men's 400m T54.[16]

He is coached by Fred Periac.

Recognition[edit]

In 2009 Carter won the Sports Darling Downs senior rookie of the year.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Samuel Harrison Carter". IPC Bio. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Braban, Tim. "Sprint champ aims for world title". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Sam Carter". athhistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Sam Carter". APC. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Coach sets Sam summer goal | Toowoomba Chronicle". Thechronicle.com.au. 7 September 2005. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Sam Carter - Wheelchair racing". Sporting Dreams. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ^ Weir, Kirsty. "Carter eyes Paralympics". Sunshine Coast Daily. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Wheelchair track and road team burns the track in Switzerland". APC. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Previous Winners". Gold Coast Marathon. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Paralympians set to turn Classic into Wheel Deal". NSW Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  12. ^ "IPC Grand Prix wrap up". QLD Athletics. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Sam Carter". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Athletics: CARTER Samuel". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Turner Burns to Glory as Debutants Deliver | Day Three World Para Athletics Championships". Athletics Australia. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. ^ "2009 Presentation Dinner". Sports Darling Downs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

External links[edit]

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