Brianna Coop

Brianna Coop (born 19 February 1998) is a cerebral palsy Paralympic athlete from Australia competing in T35 sprint events. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.[1]

Brianna Coop
2016 Australian Paralympic Team Portrait
Personal information
Full nameBrianna Coop
NationalityAustralia
Born (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998
Sport
Disability classT35
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2015 Doha100 m T35
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast100 m T35

Personal

Coop was born on 19 February 1998. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2006.[2] She attended Gordonvale State School in Gordonvale, Queensland and Ryan Catholic College in Townsville, Queensland.[3]

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.[4] In the Women's 200m T35, she finished fourth. Both events were won by fellow Australian Isis Holt.[5] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Coop placed fourth overall in the 100 m T35 with a time of 15.56.[6] She also came fifth in the 200 m T35 with a time of 33.08.[7]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, England, she finished fourth in the Women's 100m and 200m T35 events.[8]

She is coached by Wayne Leaver.[4]

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References
  1. "Australian Paralympic Athletics Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "Brianna Coop". International Paralympic Committee Athletics profiles. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. "Levelling the playing field for children with disabilities". ABC North Queensland. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. "Doha 2015". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. "Australian Paralympic Committee Website". Australian Paralympic Committee Athlete Bio. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. "Women's 100m - T35 - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. "Women's 200m - T35 - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. "Brianna Coop". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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