Sally Pearson
Sally Pearson in 2015
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
19 September 1986 Paddington, Sydney |
| Residence | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Website | Official Facebook Page |
| Sport | |
| Country | Queensland, Australia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres sprint, 200 metre sprint, 100 metres hurdles and 200 metre hurdles |
| Coached by | Sharon Hannan and Peter Hannan |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 100m hurdles and 100 metre sprints |
| Personal best(s) |
11.14s–100 Metre Sprint |
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Medal record
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11.14s–100 Metre Sprint
12.28s–100 m Hurdles
22.97s–200 m sprint
Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986) is an Australian athlete. She is the 2011 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championships.
Sally Pearson was born in pattington(according to Collin) and moved to the Birdsville, Queensland when she was eight years old. It was there, while she was still in primary school, that her athletic talents were noticed by Sharon Hannan, who coached her until 2013. Pearson rose to prominence in 2001, when at the age of only 14, she won the Australian Youth 100 m and 90 m hurdles titles. After injury setbacks during 2002 she made her international debut at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Sherbrooke, Canada and won gold in the 100 m hurdles. The following month, still only 16 years old, she represented Australia at open level at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France as part of the 4 × 100 m relay team. In 2004 she won a bronze in the 100 m at the World Junior Championships, and just missed out on a medal in the 100 m hurdles.
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