Annabelle
Colman
Para-athletics
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Key Facts ⌃
- Date of Birth
- 2 March 2004
- Currently resides
- Fitzroy North, VIC
- Start competing
- 2019
- Australian debut
- 2022
- Impairment
- Intellectual Impairment
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Annabelle's Story
With a hero like Cathy Freeman, Annabelle Colman has inspiration in droves. The T20 endurance athlete is striving to carry the flag and earn a podium just like her idol. Born in Switzerland, Annabelle’s journey in athletics started overseas when she was aged seven and ran the kids’ event at the Ljubljana marathon. She became more serious about competing in high school, joining Inclusive Sports Training with Liz Gosper, and the Old Xaverians Athletics Club with Anthony de Castella with 1500m becoming her focus. In her international debut at the Oceania Global Games she ran 4:51.19 to take gold. Then …
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