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Sally’s Book
BELIEVE BY SALLY PEARSON
AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF AIMING HIGH
‘We’re a sporting nation; we can’t help ourselves, we love winners. Believe is a story about winning by never giving in, about a ceaseless quest by one of our champions, about our Sally. It’s a great and ongoing story’
– General Peter Cosgrove
Olympic champion Sally Pearson is one of Australia’s most treasured athletes. The first Australian to win a gold medal on the Olympic athletics track since Cathy Freeman in 2000, Pearson’s honest pursuit of excellence and her refusal to allow any obstacle to stand in her way have lead her to be one of the greatest and most loved athletes in the country.
Sally Pearson has shown throughout her remarkable career that competitiveness and passion are hardwired into her very being. Not since Cathy Freeman in the Sydney Olympics have Australians been so excited by the international success of a sportswoman. Sally’s triumphs on the athletics field — a gruelling test of concentration, technique, speed and endurance — are a tribute to her i
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Sally Pearson
- Birthplace
Sydney
- Height
167 cm
- Weight
60.0 kg
Olympic Games (2 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver)
- 100m hurdles : 1st (2012), 2nd (2008)
World Championships (2 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver)
- 100m hurdles: 1st (2011), 2nd (2013)
World Indoor Championships (2 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver)
- 60m hurdles: 1st (2012), 2nd (2014)
Commonwealth Games (3 medals: 2 gold, 1 bronze)
- 100m hurdles: 1st (2010, 2014)
- 4x100m relay: 3rd (2006)
Fitness the key for Pearson as she targets unprecedented double
Reigning 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson faces a race against the clock to be fully fit for the Rio Games.
In June 2015, the 29-year-old fractured her wrist at a Diamond League meeting in Rome, which kept her out of action until the following year. She is now hoping for a full recovery as she bids to become the first female athlete to successfully defend the Olympic 100m hurdles title.
In 2011, Pearson was crowned world champion, before becoming the first Australian to be named IAAF Athlete of the Year. A year later, she took gold in London after silve
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Sally Pearson
Retired Australian athlete
Sally Pearson in 2015 | |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Born | (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 38) Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
| Website | Official Facebook Page |
| Country | 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 ; Self-coached |
| Retired | 5 August 2019 |
| Olympic finals | 100m hurdles and 100 metre sprints |
| Personal best(s) | 11.14s–100 Metre Sprint[2] 12.28s–100 m Hurdles[2] 22.97s–200 m sprint[2] 1:02.98–400 m Hurdles[2] 7.16s–60 Metre Sprint[2] |
Sally Pearson, OAM (née McLellan; born 19 September 1986)[3] is a retired Australian athlete who competed in the 100 metre hurdles. She is the 2011 and 2017 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at t
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