Sally Pearson won the 100 metres hurdles at the 2012 London Olympics. She also won an Olympic Silver medal in the same event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sally was the 2011 and 2017 World Champion.

In 2008 at the Beijing Olympic Games, Sally burst onto the World stage, winning the Silver Medal at her first Olympic Games. Sally’s lead up to the Games had been impressive and she had set her sights on making the final of the 100m Hurdles. The adrenalin of the competition, the jubilation of winning Silver and her now famous post-race interview will be lasting memories of the Beijing Olympic Games for many Australians.

By the time she was 20 years of age, Sally had anchored Australia’s 4 x 100m Relay Team at the Worlds and was Australia’s champion at 100m sprints and the 100m hurdles. She went on to be the World Champion, 2011 IAAF World’s Best Female Athlete of The Year and an Olympic Gold Medallist.

In London 2012, Sally went to the start line in the Olympic Final favourite and her event was one of the most eagerly anticipated races in Australian sporting history. Again, she stunned the nation, becoming just the 10th female Australian track athlete to win a gold medal, and smashing the Olympic record in the process.