Robyn Lambird
{{short description|Australian Paralympic athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}
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| caption = Lambird in 2019
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| nationality = Australian
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = England
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| disability_class = T34
| coach = Blanche Herbert
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's para athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2020 Tokyo|100 m T34}}
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Robyn Lambird (born 19 January 1997) is an English-born Australian wheelchair racer and model who has cerebral palsy. They won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m T34 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first out non-binary Paralympian to win a medal in addition to being among the first three out non-binary athletes to compete at the Paralympics.
Early and personal life
Robyn Lambird was born on 19 January 1997.{{Cite web|title=Robyn Lambird|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/robyn-lambird/|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Paralympics Australia|date=17 September 2019 }} Robyn was born in England but moved to Perth, Western Australia at the age of nine. They were diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of nine and had surgery to lengthen their hamstrings and achilles tendons.
Lambird models and was the first person in a wheelchair to be featured in one of Target's active-wear campaigns. They have modelled for Tommy Hilfiger, Bonds, and ModiBodi.{{Cite web|last=Powers|first=Catie|date=16 June 2021|title=Robyn Lambird On Where Fashion Diversity Lacks In Australia|url=https://www.girlfriend.com.au/fashion-diversity-australia|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Girlfriend}}
Lambird is non-binary and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.{{Cite web|last=Lambird|first=Robyn|title=Robyn Lambird (@robynlambird)|url=https://www.instagram.com/robynlambird/|access-date=3 September 2021|website=Instagram}}
Athletics career
Lambird is classified as T34. They played wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball before taking up Para-athletics in 2016. At the 2018 World Para-athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland, they placed second in the Women's 100m T34 and fourth in the Women's 200m T34.{{Cite web|date=9 March 2021|title=Robyn Lambird is dreaming of gold|url=https://sirensport.com.au/paralympics/robyn-lambird-is-dreaming-of-gold/|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Siren}}
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, Lambird finished fifth in the Women's 100m T34.{{Cite web|title=Robyn Lambird|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/info-hub/results-rankings-records/|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Athletics Australia Historical Results}} They won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m T34 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics with a time of 18.68 seconds, becoming the first out non-binary Paralympian to win a medal.{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Brian C.|date=29 August 2021|title=Robyn Lambird is the first out non-binary Paralympics medalist|url=https://www.outsports.com/paralympics/2021/8/29/22646935/robyn-lambird-2020-summer-paralympics-nonbinary-bronze-medal-lgbtq-australia-wheelchair-racing|access-date=3 September 2021|website=Outsports|language=en}} They are among the first three out non-binary athletes to compete in the Paralympics, alongside Maz Strong and Laura Goodkind.{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Brian C.|date=24 August 2021|title=Paralympian Robyn Lambird brings mission of visibility to Tokyo|url=https://www.outsports.com/paralympics/2021/8/24/22638251/robyn-lambird-2020-summer-paralympics-lgbtq-nonbinary-australia-wheelchair-racing-fashion|access-date=25 August 2021|website=Outsports|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|date=16 August 2021|title=At least 31 out LGBTQ Paralympians competing in Tokyo, a record number|url=https://www.outsports.com/2021/8/16/22623849/lgbtq-paralympics-out-athletes-tokyo|access-date=25 August 2021|website=Outsports|language=en}}
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, they finished 4th in the Women's 100m T34.{{Cite web |title=2022 Commonwealth Games Results |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/games/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia|date=17 June 2020 }}
References
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External links
- {{Paralympics Australia|robyn-lambird}}
- {{IPC athlete}}
- [https://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete7648.htm Athletics Australia Historical Results]
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Category:Australian wheelchair racers
Category:Paralympic wheelchair racers
Category:Paralympic athletes for Australia
Category:Wheelchair-category Paralympic competitors
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Australian LGBTQ models
Category:Australian non-binary sportspeople