Paris 2024
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Bronze Medallist and Sport Access Foundation 2018 Honour Roll Dayna Crees talks to ABC Sport on her incredible performance at Paris Paralympics in the Javelin.
Credit source: ABC Best of Sport Podcast
Dayne Crees exceeded expectations and on debut in her first Paralympics wins a Bronze Medal in the Women's Javelin at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. An incredible performance by Dayna, after a tough year where she suffered rotator cuff damage and couldn't throw properly earlier in 2024, and she said she would have been happy with a finish in the top 8.
However she threw a huge personal best withher first throw and stay in 3rd place. She told Ned Hall how she got emotionalwhen she found her parents in the stadium and had to put her sunglasses on sonobody could see her cry!
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Dayna Crees of Australia reacts following the Women's Javelin Throw - F34 Final as part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Stade de France, in Paris,France, Sunday, September 1, 2024. (AAP Image/Drew Chislett, via Sport the Library/Paralympics Australia)
About Dayna Crees
2018 Honour Roll Member
Dayna Crees - Swimming
Age 22. Classification F34 (Javelin) F34 (Shotput).
Berwick, VIC
Club: Casey Cardina Athletics Club
Coach: Gordon Talbot, Victorian Institute of Sport, Melbourne
Interesting fact: At the age of twelve, her physiotherapist recommended she take up athletics. She applied for a Sport Access Foundation grant in 2018 so that “Dad could help build my Throwing Chair using material from Bunnings”.
Australian Youth Records (still holds) in long jump records, she’s excelled in throwing as she transitioned to seated competitions
Australian F34 classification, she holds every Australian U15 to Open Record in Shot Put, Discus and Javelin
2019: Arafura Games in Darwin, Third place in Javelin
2023: Victorian open championships, Australian record Javelin throw of 16.25m.
2023: Broke the Australian and Oceania records in Javelin F34 in her World Championship debut finishing 4th.
2024: Paris 2024 Paralympics. Bronze in the F34 Javelin in 17.65 PB. Finished 9th in Shot Put. PB 6.30 metres.
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