Robyn Lambird

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NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 29)
Coached byBlanche Herbert
Robyn Lambird
Lambird in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 29)
Sport
Disability classT34
Coached byBlanche Herbert
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo100 m T34

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.

Robyn Lambird was born on 19 January 1997.[1] Robyn was born in England but moved to Perth, Western Australia at the age of nine.[1] 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.[2]

Lambird is non-binary and uses they/them and she/her pronouns.[3][4]

Athletics career

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