Sam Carter (athlete)

Samuel Harrison Carter (born 6 August 1991) is a Paralympic athlete, who competes in 100m, 200m, 400m T54 events.

[5] Throughout his career, Carter has trained under a number of coaches including Geoff Darragh, Glen Baker, Brett Jones, Paul Angel, and currently trains under Fred Periac at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

[5] In 2011 Carter made the transition into adult competitions[11] where, he has competed against wheelchair racers such as David Weir and Marcel Hug.

[5] Carter represented Australia at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch[12] in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m.

[13] In 2013 Carter was selected to represent Australia, in the T54 100m, 200m and 400m at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Carter finished seventh in the heat and therefore qualified for the final.