Robyn Lambird

Robyn Lambird
Lambird in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)
England
Sport
Disability classT34
Coached byBlanche Herbert
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T34

Robyn Lambird (born 19 January 1997) is an English-born Australian wheelchair racer and model who has cerebral palsy. They won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m T34 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first out non-binary Paralympian to win a medal in addition to being among the first three out non-binary athletes to compete at the Paralympics.

Early and personal life

Robyn Lambird was born on 19 January 1997.[1] Robyn was born in England but moved to Perth, Western Australia at the age of nine.[1] They were diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of nine and had surgery to lengthen their hamstrings and achilles tendons.

Lambird models and was the first person in a wheelchair to be featured in one of Target's active-wear campaigns. They have modelled for Tommy Hilfiger, Bonds, and ModiBodi.[2]

Lambird is non-binary and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.[3][4]

Athletics career

Lambird is classified as T34.[1] They played wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball before taking up Para-athletics in 2016.[1] At the 2018 World Para-athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland, they placed second in the Women's 100m T34 and fourth in the Women's 200m T34.[5]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, Lambird finished fifth in the Women's 100m T34.[6] They won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m T34 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics with a time of 18.68 seconds, becoming the first out non-binary Paralympian to win a medal.[7] They are among the first three out non-binary athletes to compete in the Paralympics, alongside Maz Strong and Laura Goodkind.[3][8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, they finished 4th in the Women's 100m T34.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Robyn Lambird". Paralympics Australia. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ Powers, Catie (16 June 2021). "Robyn Lambird On Where Fashion Diversity Lacks In Australia". Girlfriend. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bell, Brian C. (24 August 2021). "Paralympian Robyn Lambird brings mission of visibility to Tokyo". Outsports. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ Lambird, Robyn. "Robyn Lambird (@robynlambird)". Instagram. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Robyn Lambird is dreaming of gold". Siren. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Robyn Lambird". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ Bell, Brian C. (29 August 2021). "Robyn Lambird is the first out non-binary Paralympics medalist". Outsports. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ "At least 31 out LGBTQ Paralympians competing in Tokyo, a record number". Outsports. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.