Sarah Clifton-Bligh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 19 January 2004 Sydney |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Sydney University Athletics Club |
Sarah Clifton-Bligh (born 19 January 2004) is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Personal
[edit]Clifton-Bligh was born on 19 January 2004.[2] She has born with cerebral palsy which causes her to suffer from severe coordination impairment in all four of her limbs and trunk.[3]She attended Presbyterian Ladies'College, Sydney. She has a TAFE Diploma in Library and Information Services.[4]
Athletics
[edit]She is classified as a T33 athlete. She started competing in athletics at the age of eight. She competes in track and throws events. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she finished fifth in the Women's 100 m T34. She competed in three events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, Paris – seventh in 100 m and 800 m T34 and shot put F32.[5]
At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, she finished fifth in 100 m and 800 m T34 and seventh in the Women's Shot Put F32.[6]
She is coached by Louise Sauvage.[7]
In 2021, she was awarded the 2021/22 Kurt Fearnley Scholarship .[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Australia, Athletics. "Sarah Clifton-Bligh". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "On Track". Sydney University Sport. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Athletes Profiles". Sydney University Athletics Club. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results – Sarah Cliftin Bligh". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Gold And Another World Title For Paralympic Star | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Australia, Athletics. "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Clifton-Bligh Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Clifton-Bligh is the latest Kurt Fearnley Scholarship recipient ready to roll towards Birmingham | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.