Corroboree Little Atheletics

Hall of fame: Jayden Sawyer

Category: Track and Field
Inducted: 29 February 2020

Years at Corroboree 1997/98 (Tiny Tot Program) to 2003/04 (U11)

Career highlights

Jayden Sawyer is an Australian para athlete having been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of two and undergoing numerous operations along the way. He became a world champion and world record holder in the F38 Javelin Throw. He credits athletics with assisting him with his disability and learning to understand his body.

  • Olympic Games
    • 2016 Rio De Janeiro 5th F38 Javelin
  • World Para Championships
    • 2013 Lyon, France
      • Bronze medal F38 Javelin
      • 6th F38 Shot Put
    • 2015 Doha, Qatar 4th F38 Javelin
    • 2017 London, England Gold Medal F38 JavelinĀ  52.96m (World Record)
  • Commonwealth Games Representative
    • 2018 Gold Coast Australia 4th Shot Put
  • World Youth Championships
  • Records
    • F38 class Australian U16 Shot Put Record of 12.31m (2008).

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