Sam Rizzo
Sport / Discipline
Athletics
Birth Place
Melbourne
Birth state
VIC
Date of Birth
03/08/2000
Age
24
Gold Coast, 2018
Results History
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Additional Information
Languages Spoken:
No
Are you a citizen of a country other than Australia? If yes, please provide details?
No
Education Details:
Currently Year 11at Secondary School
Club details:
YCW Ballarat Harriers, Ballarat & West Victoria Academy of Sport
Why did you begin your sport?
Richard Coleman's mother got in contact with my Family, and suggested I might like to give Wheel chair racing a go. I loved it from the first time I got in a race chair on the track.
Do you have any pre-competition routines or rituals?
No
What is your most memorable sporting achievement?
Medalling at the World Para Junior Championships, 2017
Who is your hero / idol, and why? Have you ever met them?
Richard Coleman. He is so committed to the sport. He has achieved a lot within the sport. Marcell Hug, for his Sporting achievements also.
Who has been the most influential person or people in your career and why?
Richard Coleman. He has been my coach and mentor since the beginning. He gives me tips and strategies to help, but it means more because he has been through it all.
Do you have any hobbies away from your sport?
Base guitar
What is your sporting ambition?
Compete in a Paralympic Games
