Sam Carter (athlete)

Carter was born on 6 August 1991,[4][5] He attended Harristown State High School in Queensland.[6] Before becoming a wheelchair racer, Carter was actively engaged in sport in particular swimming and wheelchair basketball.[1] He then attended a sports day held by Queensland Sporting Wheelies in 2001 aimed at increasing the participation of disabled kids in sport.[5] At the event Carter met Paralympian Geoff Trappett who won gold in the Men's T54 100m at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games and encouraged Carter to become involved in wheelchair racing.,[1][5] In addition to his sporting endeavours, Carter studies law externally with the University of Southern Queensland. [1] He currently resides in Canberra, Australia.

Carter began competing in 2003 as a junior athlete.[5] Throughout his career, Carter has trained under a number of coaches including Geoff Darragh, Glen Baker, Brett Jones, Paul Angel, and currently trains under Fred Periac at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.[6] In 2008 he broke national age records for the 100m, 200m and 400m in wheelchair racing.[7] He went on to become the 100m junior world champion,[3] winning gold in the 100m at the 2009 Junior Athletics World Championships.[5] In 2011 Carter made the transition into adult competitions[8] where, he has competed against wheelchair racers such as David Weir and Marcel Hug.[5] Carter represented Australia at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch[9] in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m.[1] He also competed in the 2011 Gold Coast Wheelchair Half Marathon which he won.[10] In 2013 Carter was selected to represent Australia, in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.[11]] He placed 6th and 5th in the T54 100m and 200m respectively.[1] He won gold and silver at the 2015 Brisbane IPC Grand Prix in the T54 100m and 400m respectively.[12]

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Carter finished sixth in the Men's 100 m T54, fifth in the Men's 200 m and sixteenth in the Men's 400 m T54.[1]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Carter finished sixth in the Men's 100 m T54 and was ranked 15th in the Men's 400 m T54.[13]

In 2009 Carter won the Sports Darling Downs senior rookie of the year.[14] Recently, Carter has been named as having podium potential by Athletics Australia in the T54 100m, 400m and 4 × 400 m.[15] As of 2014 Carter receives a scholarship from the Queensland Academy of Sport[16] and a grant from the Australian Institute of Sport.[17]

• Samuel Carter at Paralympics Australia
• Samuel Carter at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
• Sam Carter at Australian Athletics Historical Results