Jessee Wyatt Explained

Jessee Wyatt
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Fullname:Jessee Wyatt
Club:Frankston Athletics Club:
Birth Date:14 April 1996
Birth Place:New Zealand

Jessee Wyatt (born 14 April 1996) is an Australian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics & also the 2024 Olympics.[1]

Personal

Wyatt was born in New Zealand on 14 April 1996.[2] He has cerebral palsy and has undergone surgery to assist his mobility.

Career

Wyatt 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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Australian Paralympic Team receives nine extra spots. Australian Paralympic Committee News, 29 August 2016. 29 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918172242/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2016-australian-paralympic-team-receives-nine-extra-spots/. 18 September 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Jessee Wyatt. Australian Paralympic Committee website. 29 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Jessee Wyatt. International Paralympic Committee website. 26 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Jessee Wyatt . Rio Paralympics Official site . 13 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084524/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/jessee-wyatt . 14 November 2016 .
  5. Web site: Holt surges to gold once again. Athletics Australia News, 17 July 2017. 21 July 2017.