Australian Paralympic athlete

Luke Bailey

Luke Bailey in 2019

Personal information
Nationality| Australian
Born|  (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 24)
Wingham, New South Wales
Sport
Disability class| T54
Coached by| Andrew Dawes

Luke Bailey (born 17 September 1997) is an Australian wheelchair racer. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Athletics career
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early life[edit]

Luke Bailey was born on 17 September 1997 in Wingham, New South Wales.[2] He has caudal regression syndrome and spina bifida.[2] In 2019, he moved to Newcastle, New South Wales to train.[3]

## Athletics career[edit]

Bailey is classified as T54. After an introduction to Kurt Fearnley, he took up Para-athletics in 2011.[2]

An elbow injury prevented him from competing at the national trials for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Queensland.[3]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, he finished seventh in the Men's 100 m T54 and eighth in the Mixed 4 × 100 m relay.[3]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Bailey finished 14th in his Men's 100m T54 heat and did not advance to the final.[4]

In 2021, he is coached by Andrew Dawes.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. ^ a b c "Luke Bailey". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ^ a b c d "Luke Bailey". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ "Luke Bailey". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 28 September 2019.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

## External links[edit]

* Luke Bailey at Paralympics Australia
* International Paralympic Committee
* Athletics Australia Historical Results