Kerry Saxby-Junna
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| Born | June 2, 1961 Young, New South Wales |
Kerry-Anne Saxby-Junna, born Kerry Saxby AM (born 2 June 1961) is a retired Australian race walker. She was born in Young, New South Wales[1] and grew up in Ballina, New South Wales.
She represented Australia 27 times in international competitions and set 32 world records or world bests. She won 27 Australian Championships and 13 individual international medals.[2] She retired in 2001.[2]
Recognition
[edit]- Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athlete of the Year in 1986/87, 1987/1988, 1989 and in 2005 was inducted into the AIS 'Best of the Best'.[3]
- Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1992[4]
- Australian Sports Medal in 2000
- Centenary Medal in 2001
- Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2013 [5]
Achievements
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Legacy
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There is a walkway in Ballina named for her which is called the "Kerry Saxby Walkway" which runs from Captain Cook Park to the end of North Wall.[6] In January 2021 Saxby-Junna was further honoured with an interpretive signage display, which serves as a rest stop on this walkway, this display is over two metres high and details her athletic achievements. Saxby-Junna was there for the unvieling by Ballina Mayor David Wright and it sits on the river bank near the Ballina War Memorial Pool.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerry Saxby-Junna". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Kerry Saxby". Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best' Archived 2012-11-17 at the Wayback Machine </
- ^ "Kerry Saxby". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Freeman, Markov & Saxby-Junna inducted to Athletics Australia Hall of Fame". Athletics Australia News, 5 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Riverfront pathway and parklands". issuu. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Lowe, David (18 January 2021). "Ballina's race walking champion honoured". The Echo.
External links
[edit]- Kerry Saxby-Junna at World Athletics
- Kerry Saxby-Junna at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Kerry Saxby-Junna at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Kerry Saxby-Junna at Olympics.com
- Kerry Saxby-Junna at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
IAAF World Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres race walk | |
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