| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Events | 100m, 200m T37 |
| DOB | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Coach | Stacey Taurima |
| Club | Tigers Athletics Club |
| Teams | 2025 World Para Athletics Championship |
Teenager Sam Allen is Australia’s leading 100m and 200m T37 Cerebral Palsy class sprinter and makes his Australian team debut in India at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
Sam started his journey in athletics in high school at the suggestion of the school track and field coach. In 2023, aged 15, was the leading T37 U17 sprinter at the National championships. In 2024 in the U20 age, Sam was again the leading T37 Cerebral Palsy athlete in the 100m and 200m clocking times of 12.85 and 26.13.
In 2025 the progression under coach Stacey Taurima continued. He started the season chasing a qualifier for the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. Having never represented Australia he was eligible to target the newly introduced Athletics Australia developing standards, and for Sam they were 12.50 and 24.85. Starting the season with lifetimes bests of 12.51 and 25.81, in January at the ACT Championships he nailed the 100m standard twice, required under the standard, clocking 12.50 and 12.45. At the QLD Champs he shattered his 200m PB to claim the standard with a time of 24.77 (& also a 100m time of 12.27). He nailed the 200m standard twice more at Nationals in Perth, now down to a 24.45. Also over 100m at the Australian championships, Sam clocked a promising 11.95 wind assisted (2.9m/s). At the Nationals, the 17-year-old, competed in the open age and was the fastest T37 athlete competing.
Sam, regards coach Stacey Taurima, a former elite Australian long and triple jumper, as having an enormous impact on his career. “He’s taken me from the little kid I was and taught me everything I know about Athletics – how to navigate athletics off the track as well as on it.”
Hobbies: I’m a motorsport tragic, particularly v8 supercars. Love the outdoors like camping, outdoor sports etc
About his disability: Cerebral palsy (left hemiplegia) – my left arm and leg aren’t as strong and functional as my right. This is evident in the gym, where I can’t lift as heavy on my left side. While I’m running,
@ 21 July 2025 David.tarbotton@athletics.org.au
