Carly Salmon (born 9 July 1999) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints.

Personal

Salmon was born 9 July 1999 in Wagga Wagga. A stroke at birth left her with cerebral palsy that restricts movement on the left side of her body. Salmon attended

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, which is situated in her hometown of Wagga Wagga.

Results

In 2013, Salmon was the youngest member of the Australian team when she competed in the IPC World Championships in

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where she won bronze in the 200 m T35 final. Salmon was also in the 100 metre final, where she finished 5th with an Oceania record-breaking time of 16.82. In March 2015, Salmon competed in the under-20's Women's 200 m at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in March, where she came first with a time of 35.84. At the

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. The event was the 7th edition of what is now known as the World Para ...

in Doha, she came fifth in her heat of the Women's 100 m T35 and did not start in the Women's 200 m. She nearly retired from para athletics after not being selected for

2016 Rio Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. At the

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in London, England, she finished sixth in the Women's 100m T35 and Women's 200m T35 events.

Recognition

Due to her success at the IPC World Championships, The Daily Advertiser's Wagga Sports Awards named Salmon Junior Sportsperson for June, 2013. Salmon also received an athlete grant from the AIS in 2014/2015 for her podium finish.

References

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Carly Salmon
at Athletics Australia
Carly Salmon
at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Salmon, Carly 1999 births Living people Australian female sprinters Paralympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic track and field athletes Sportspeople from Wagga Wagga Athletes from New South Wales 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Sportswomen from New South Wales