Sally Pearson

Australian short-distance runner and hurdler
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Summary

Sally Pearson was born on September 19, 1986[1], in Sydney[2]. She has worked as an athletics competitor[3]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[5]
  • Award received: World Athlete of the Year[6], Medal of the Order of Australia[7]
  • Sex or gender: female[8]
  • Commons category: Sally Pearson[9]
  • Residence: Gold Coast[10]
  • Sport: athletics[11]
  • Family name: Pearson[12]
  • Given name: Sally[13]
  • Participant in: 2008 Summer Olympics[14], 2012 Summer Olympics[15], 2014 Commonwealth Games[16], 2010 Commonwealth Games[17], 2006 Commonwealth Games[18]
  • Birth name: סאלי מקללן[19], Sally McLellan[20]
  • Country for sport: Australia[21]
  • Name in native language: Sally Pearson[22]
  • Start of work period: 2005[23]
  • End of work period: 2019[24]
  • Height: 167 cm[25]
  • Mass: 60 kg[26]
  • Sports discipline competed in: 100 metres hurdles[27], 60 metres hurdles[28]
  • Social media followers: 45,872[29], 46,586[30], 45,151[31], 44,303[32]

Why It Matters

Sally Pearson has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Sally Pearson born?

Sally Pearson's place of birth was Sydney[2].

What did Sally Pearson do for work?

Sally Pearson worked as an athletics competitor[3].

What awards did Sally Pearson receive?

Honors received include World Athlete of the Year[6] and Medal of the Order of Australia[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Athletics Australia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . sports-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', '
    Sitelink count → 44
    Image → Sally Pearson Daegu 2011.jpg, D8 25 finale 100mH dames pearson (37446761796).jpg
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → World Athlete of the Year, Medal of the Order of Australia
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Participant in → 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2014 Commonwealth Games +2
    Athletics podium person id → 33169
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 33169, add P13725 (33169) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
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