Brianna Coop

Brianna Coop
Personal information
Full name Brianna Coop
Nationality Australia
Born (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998

Brianna Coop (born 19 February 1998) is a cerebral palsy Paralympic athlete from Australia competing in T35 sprint events.

Personal

Coop was born on 19 February 1998. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in 2006.[1] She attended Ryan Catholic College in Townsville, Queensland.[2]

Athletics

Coop competes in the T35 classification. At her first major international competition, 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 100m T35.[3] In the Women's 200m T35, she finished fourth. Both events were won by fellow Australian Isis Holt.

She is coached by Dayne O'Hara.[3]

References

  1. "Brianna Coop". International Paralympic Committee Athletics proflies. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. "Levelling the playing field for children with disabilities". ABC North Queensland. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Doha 2015". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

External links

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