Racing
EVENTS
Sam is a wheelchair sprinter in Para Athletics; racing at the 100m, 200m, and 400m distances. Sam’s current preferred event is the 100m. The 200m T52 event, his preferred event at the time, was eliminated in 2011.
upcoming events
With the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Sam isn’t sure what his next qualification event is going to be. Stay tuned!
CLASSIFICATION
Paralympic sports are broken down into sport-specific classifications based on disability types and function. The nature of Sam’s quadriplegia results in a T52 classification.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND RACES
2016 Rio Paralympic Games 100m Final Post-Event Interview
Paralympics:
2024 Paris— 100m, 400m
2020 Tokyo— 100m, 400m
2016 Rio de Janeiro— 100m, 400m (DNS)
2012 London— 100m, 200m
World Championships:
2019 Dubai— 100m, 400m
2017 London— 100m, 400m
2015 Doha— 100m, 400m
2011 Christchurch— 100m, 200m, 400m
RECORDS
Australian National Records
T52 100m: 17.07s (+1.9m/s) (Canberra, Australia, January 21, 2020) Previously beating his own record of 17.30 from Arbon, Switzerland in 2015
T52 200m: 32.02s (+0.6m/s) (Arbon, Switzerland, June 4, 2015)
T52 400m: 1:04.08s (Perth, WA, Australia, April 16, 2010)
Oceania Records
T52 100m: 17.07s (+1.9m/s) (Canberra, Australia, January 21, 2020) [Previously beating his own record of 17.39 from Canberra, Australia in 2016]
T52 200m: 33.08s (+1.5m/s) (Canberra, Australia, January 21, 2014)
PERSONAL BESTS
100m: 17.07s (+1.9 m/s) (21 January 2020)
200m: 32.02s (+0.6 m/s) (4 June 2015)
400m: 64.08s (16 April 2010)
RACING VIDEOS
Paralympics:
Paris 2024– Still being processed. Let us know if you find any!
Tokyo 2020-- 100m T52 Final
2016 Rio de Janeiro— 100m T52 Final
2012 London— No Videos :(
World Championships:
2023 Paris— Let us know if you find any!
2019 Dubai— No Videos :(
2017 London— 100m T52 Heat 2, 100m T52 Final, 400m T52 Heat 2
2015 Doha— 100m T52 Heat 1, 100m T52 Final, 400m T52 Heat 2
2011 Christchurch— 400m T52 Final