 Sarah Edmiston in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Edmiston |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | (1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (age 50) Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus, Shot Put |
| Coached by | Paul Edmiston |
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 the2017 World Para Athletics Championships and followed this up with a silver medal in the same event at the2019 World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the bronze medal in theWomen's Discus F64 at the2020 Tokyo Paralympics and competed at the2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Edmiston was born on 8 September 1975 inLower Hutt, New Zealand. In 2017, she moved toPerth, Western Australia.[2] She is married to former Australian hurdler Paul Edmiston and they have four children.[3]
Edmiston started athletics with Bungaree Little Athletics Club.[3] 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 the2016 Rio Paralympics.[3] She is classified as aF44.[2] She is coached by her husband Paul Edmiston and is a member of the Perth Track and Field Club.[2] At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the2017 World Para Athletics Championships inLondon,England with a throw of 33.80m.[4] In addition, she finished seventh in the Women's Shot Put F44 with a throw of 8.04m.[5]
In 2016, Edmiston was awarded aWestern Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship.[6] At the2019 World Para Athletics Championships inDubai, she won the silver medal in the Women's Discus F44 with a throw of 36.43m.[7]
Edmiston competed at the2020 Summer Paralympics inTokyo,[8] winning the bronze medal in theWomen's Discus F64 with an Oceania record throw of 37.85m.[9]
At the2022 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the Women's Discus F42-44/61-64.[10] Edmiston at the2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris threw 35.11m to finish in fourth place of the Women's Discus F64.[11]
At the2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Women's Discus throw F44.[12]
