Sarah Edmiston (born 8 September 1975) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who specialises in the discus and shot put. At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the

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and followed this up with a silver medal in the same event at the

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. She also won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F64 at the

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and competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Personal

Edmiston was born on 8 September 1975 in

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, New Zealand. In 2017, she moved to

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. She is married to former Australian hurdler Paul Edmiston and they have four children.

Athletics

Edmiston started athletics with Bungaree Little Athletics Club. At the age of 19, a water skiing accident put a halt to her athletics career. She recommenced throwing again at the age of 25 but was only classified after the

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. She is classified as a F44. She is coached by her husband Paul Edmiston and is a member of the Perth Track and Field Club. At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the

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with a throw of 33.80m. In addition, she finished seventh in the Women's Shot Put F44 with a throw of 8.04m. In 2016, Edmiston was awarded a

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athletics scholarship. At the

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, she won the silver medal in the Women's Discus F44 with a throw of 36.43m. Edmiston competed at the

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, winning the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F64 with an Oceania record throw of 37.85m. At the

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, she won the silver medal in the Women's Discus F42-44/61-64. Edmiston at the

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in Paris threw 35.11m to finish in fourth place of the Women's Discus F64. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Women's Discus throw F44.

References

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