The career of Sally Pearson

Australian Associated Press – Wed, Aug 8, 2012 8:49 AM NZST

THE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS OF SALLY PEARSON

* Olympic 100m hurdles gold medallist in London - the first Australian woman to win an Olympic athletics title since Cathy Freeman in 2000

* Reigning IAAF female world athlete of the year

* Reigning 100m hurdles world champion

* Reigning 60m hurdles world indoor champion

* Reigning Commonwealth 100m hurdles champion

* Silver medallist in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

* Winning time of 12.28 seconds at the 2011 world titles in Daegu was the fastest by any woman in almost two decades

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
15 New Zealand 6 2 5 13
Full Medal Count »

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