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Carly Salmon (born 9 July 1999) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and the 100 metre and 200 metre sprints.

Salmon made her senior international debut in 2013 when she competed at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in the T35 category, which is given to ambulant athletes with Cerebral palsy. Salmon has this condition, which predominantly restricts movement from the left side of her body.

Results
In 2013, Salmon was the youngest member of the Australian team when she competed in the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France where she won bronze in the 200 metre T35 final. Salmon was also in the 100 metre final, where she finished 5th with an Oceania record-breaking time of 16.82.

More recently, Salmon competed in the under 20’s Women’s 200 metres at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in March, where she came first with a time of 35.84.

Salmon is coached by Brett Robinson and Rosemary Clarke at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia.

Education
Salmon is a year 10 student at Mater Dei Catholic College, which is situated in her hometown of Wagga Wagga.

Recognition
Due to her success at the IPC World Championships, The Daily Advertiser’s Wagga Sports Awards named Salmon Junior Sportsperson for June, 2013. Salmon also received an athlete grant worth $32,000 from the AIS in 2014/2015 for her podium finish.