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Sarah Walsh

b. 1998

Australian Paralympic athlete

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Born 1998. Sarah Walsh is an Australian athlete.

Sarah Walsh (born 14 July 1998) is an Australian Paralympic amputee athlete. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. .

Personal Walsh was born on 14 July 1998 in Sydney, New South Wales. She was born with fibular hemimelia and this led to her right leg being amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old. She attended St John Bosco College, Sydney.

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she finished fourth in the Women's Long Jump T44 with a jump of 4.85m.

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a leap of 5.20m.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a jump of 5:11m. Walsh finished fifth place in the Women's Long Jump T64, leaping to a 4.84m (+0.2) at 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, she finished fourth in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a jump of 5.14m.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished eight in the Women's Long jump T64 with a jump of 4.88m. At the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, she finished fifth in the Women's Long Jump T64 with a jump of 5.14m (-0.9).

She is a member of the Sutherland District Athletics Club and coached by Matt Beckenham.

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St John Bosco College

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Who is Sarah Walsh?

Australian Paralympic athlete

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Sarah Walsh was born on 14 July 1998 in Sydney.

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· Wikipedia: Sarah Walsh

· Wikidata: Q27630552

· DBpedia: Sarah Walsh (athlete)

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