Samantha Schmidt (born 10 October 2001) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 10 October 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Disability class | F38 |
| Club | Bundaberg Athletic Club |
| Coached by | Ralph Newton |
Early life
editSamanatha Schmidt was born on 10 October 2001 to Gemina Moore and David Schmidt.[3] Schmidt has cerebral palsy,[4] and is of Wakawaka and Gubbi Gubbi descent.[5] She attended Bundaberg State High School and lives in Bundaberg, Queensland.[6]
Athletics career
editSchmidt picked up a discus at the age of five and is classified as F38 thrower.[7] 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.[5]
In March 2021, Schmidt threw a personal best 33.66 m, setting a new national and Oceania record.[8]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Discus F38 with a distance of 30:26.[6] She finished fifth in the Women's Discus F38 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Women's Discus throw F38.[9]
Schmidt is coached by Ralph Newton.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Paralympics Australia. 2021.
- ^ Schlennstedt, Derek (29 August 2020). "Bundaberg para-athlete aims for Tokyo 2021". Bundaberg Now. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Samantha Schmidt". Paralympics Australia. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Samantha Schmidt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Reid, Emma (24 July 2021). "Samantha Schmidt's Paralympics dream comes true". Bundaberg Now. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "History made at Sydney Track Classic". Athletics Illustrated. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.