Jessee Wyatt (born 14 April 1996) is an Australian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He represented Australia at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio Paralympics & also the 2024 Olympics.[1]
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Jessee Wyatt |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 14 April 1996 New Zealand |
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| Club | Frankston Athletics Club: |
Personal
editWyatt was born in New Zealand on 14 April 1996.[2] He has cerebral palsy and has undergone surgery to assist his mobility.[2]
Career
editWyatt took up athletics in 2012 and is coached by Australian Paralympian John Eden.[3] At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he finished fifth in the Men's Shot Put F33 with a throw of 8.69m.[3]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished fourth on the Men's Shot Put F33 with a throw of 8.71.[4]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, Wyatt finished sixth in the Men's Shot Put F33 with a throw of 8.93m.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2016 Australian Paralympic Team receives nine extra spots". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Jessee Wyatt". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Jessee Wyatt". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Jessee Wyatt". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Holt surges to gold once again". Athletics Australia News, 17 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
External links
edit- Jessee Wyatt at Paralympics Australia
- Jessee Wyatt at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Jessee Wyatt at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jessee Wyatt at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
