Kerry Saxby-Junna
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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 | edit source]- 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 unveiling by Ballina Mayor David Wright and it sits on the river bank near the Ballina War Memorial Pool.[7]
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External links
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- Kerry Saxby-Junna at Australian Athletics Historical Results
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Australian women race walkers
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World record setters in the sport of athletics
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
- Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Sportspeople from Young, New South Wales
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- People from Ballina, New South Wales
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Australian athletics biography stubs