Brianna Coop
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Full name | Brianna Coop | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 26) Cairns, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Disability class | T35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brianna Coop (born 19 February 1998) is a Paralympic athlete from Australia competing in T35 sprint events. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.[1]
Personal
Coop was born on 19 February 1998 in Cairns, Queensland. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2006.[2] She attended Gordonvale State School in Gordonvale, Queensland. While there in 2013, she qualified for the national junior disability championships for the 100m, 200m, and discus throwing.[3] Coop won bronze in the 100m and 200m, finishing fourth in the discus as well.[4] She later attended Ryan Catholic College in Townsville, Queensland.[5]
Career
Coop competes in the T35 classification of athletics. At her first major international competition, 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 100m T35.[6] In the Women's 200m T35, she finished fourth. Both events were won by fellow Australian Isis Holt.[7] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Coop placed fourth overall in the 100 m T35 with a time of 15.56.[8] She also came fifth in the 200 m T35 with a time of 33.08.[9]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she finished fourth in the Women's 100m and 200m T35 events.[10]
She is coached by Wayne Leaver.[6]
References
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Brianna Coop". International Paralympic Committee Athletics profiles. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Brad (10 November 2011). "After six weeks, Brianna qualifies for nationals". Cairns Post/The Weekend Post. News Limited. p. 50. Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Gale OneFile: News.
- ^ "ATHLETICS Medals for Coop". Cairns Post/The Weekend Post. News Limited. 15 November 2011. p. 45. Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Gale OneFile: News.
- ^ "Levelling the playing field for children with disabilities". ABC North Queensland. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Doha 2015". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Committee Website". Australian Paralympic Committee Athlete Bio. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Women's 100m - T35 - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Women's 200m - T35 - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Brianna Coop". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
- Brianna Coop at the International Paralympic Committee
- Brianna Coop at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Brianna Coop at Paralympics Australia
- Brianna Coop at Athletics Australia
- Brianna Coop at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Brianna Coop at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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