Samantha Schmidt

Samantha Schmidt
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Disability classF38
ClubBundaberg Athletic Club
Coached byRalph 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.[6]

Athletics career

Schmidt picked up a discus at the age of five and is classified as F38 thrower.[7] 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.[5]

In March 2021, Schmidt threw a personal best 33.66 m, setting a new national and Oceania record.[8]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she finished sixth in the Women's Discus F38 with a distance of 30:26.[6] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fearnley Protégé Among Newest Members Of Australian Paralympic Team | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Paralympics Australia. 2021.
  4. ^ Schlennstedt, Derek (29 August 2020). "Bundaberg para-athlete aims for Tokyo 2021". Bundaberg Now. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Samantha Schmidt". Paralympics Australia. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Samantha Schmidt". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ Reid, Emma (24 July 2021). "Samantha Schmidt's Paralympics dream comes true". Bundaberg Now. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "History made at Sydney Track Classic". Athletics Illustrated. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.