Abby
Craswell
Para-athletics
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Key Facts ⌃
- Date of Birth
- 17 July 2004
- Currently resides
- Carindale, QLD
- Start competing
- 2015
- Australian debut
- 2022
- Impairment
- Physical Impairment – Cerebral palsy
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Abby's Story
Abby Craswell was originally a gymnast before transitioning to athletics when she was about 11. The 100m T36 sprinter made her first Nationals that year and has been working to improve ever since. The Queenslander first competed for Australia in 2022 at the Oceania Championships in Mackay. 2023 was a busy year too, she was selected as a developing athlete for the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. She holds all the Australian Long Jump records in the under-16 to open T36 classification. Abby is currently studying a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) at Griffith University.
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