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Rachael Dodds (born 26 November 1994) is an Australian athletics competitor. She was selected to represent
Dodds is a T35 competitor, and is coached by Cherina Kelly. , she trains at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. She competes in 100 metre, 200 metre, 800 metre and 1,500 metre events.
Dodds started competing in 2007, having been introduced to the sport by her physiotherapist Tanya Winter. While her preferred events are the 800 metre and 1,500 metres, she switched to sprint events in order to maximize her chances of making the Paralympics. In 2010, she competed in the Australian Championships in Perth where she set a world record in the 200 metre event. She made her international debut at the Christchurch hosted 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, finishing first in the 200 metre event and second in the 100 metre event. She competed in the 2012 Brisbane Track Classic, where she set a personal best time of 17.21 seconds in the T35 100 metre event. At the 2012 Qantas Australian Athletics Tour – Adelaide Track Classic, she finished eighth in the women's 200 metre ambulant event with a time of 36.48 seconds. She was selected to represent
Rachael Dodds
at Australian Athletics Historical Results
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodds, Rachael Paralympic athletes for Australia Living people 1994 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Australian female sprinters 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Athletes from Brisbane Sportswomen from Queensland
Australia
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at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
in athletics. She did not medal at the 2012 Games.
Personal
Dodds was born on 26 November 1994, and is fromHawthorne
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Places
Australia
*Hawthorne, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
Canada
* Hawthorne Village, Ontario, a suburb of Milton, Ontario
United States
* Hawt ...
, a suburb of Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
in Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
. She has cerebral palsy and was born prematurely. She has attended Cannon Hill Anglican College since 2008.
Dodds was the 2011 The Courier-Mail PKF Queensland disabled athlete of the year. She earned the title of South East Advertiser YoungStar for 2011–12.
Athletics
Dodds is a T35 competitor, and is coached by Cherina Kelly. , she trains at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. She competes in 100 metre, 200 metre, 800 metre and 1,500 metre events.
Dodds started competing in 2007, having been introduced to the sport by her physiotherapist Tanya Winter. While her preferred events are the 800 metre and 1,500 metres, she switched to sprint events in order to maximize her chances of making the Paralympics. In 2010, she competed in the Australian Championships in Perth where she set a world record in the 200 metre event. She made her international debut at the Christchurch hosted 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, finishing first in the 200 metre event and second in the 100 metre event. She competed in the 2012 Brisbane Track Classic, where she set a personal best time of 17.21 seconds in the T35 100 metre event. At the 2012 Qantas Australian Athletics Tour – Adelaide Track Classic, she finished eighth in the women's 200 metre ambulant event with a time of 36.48 seconds. She was selected to represent Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
in athletics in the T35 100m and 200m events. She did not medal at the 2012 Games.
References
External links
Rachael Dodds
at Australian Athletics Historical Results
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodds, Rachael Paralympic athletes for Australia Living people 1994 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Australian female sprinters 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Athletes from Brisbane Sportswomen from Queensland