Samantha Schmidt Explained

Samantha Schmidt
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Nationality:Australian
Club:Bundaberg Athletic Club
Birth Date:10 October 2001
Disability Class:F38
Coach:Ralph Newton

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]

Early life

Samanatha 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.

Athletics career

Schmidt picked up a discus at the age of five and is classified as F38 thrower.[6] 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.

In March 2021, Schmidt threw a personal best 33.66 m, setting a new national and Oceania record.[7]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Discus F38 with a distance of 30:26.[8] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-16 . Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team Paralympics Australia . 2024-07-22 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  2. Web site: 23 July 2021. Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020. 23 July 2021. Paralympics Australia.
  3. Book: Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Paralympics Australia. 2021. Sydney.
  4. News: Schlennstedt. Derek. 29 August 2020. Bundaberg para-athlete aims for Tokyo 2021. Bundaberg Now. 3 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Samantha Schmidt. 21 August 2021. Paralympics Australia. 13 August 2021 .
  6. News: Reid. Emma. 24 July 2021. Samantha Schmidt's Paralympics dream comes true. Bundaberg Now. 3 August 2021.
  7. Web site: 19 March 2019. History made at Sydney Track Classic. 3 August 2021. Athletics Illustrated.
  8. Web site: Samantha Schmidt. 30 September 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 30 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210930063526/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1415985-schmidt-samantha.htm. dead.
  9. Web site: Australian Athletics Results . 2024-09-25 . athletics.possumbility.com.

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