Ari Gesini (born 23 December 2001) is an Australian Paralympic athlete in the T38 class. Ari competes in the long jump and 100m sprint. He made his Paralympic debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1]
Ari Gesini
Ari Gesini in 2019
Personal information
Nationality
Australian
Born
(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 21) Canberra, Australia
Ari Gesini was born on 23 December 2001. He was diagnosed with left-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy at age three. He lives in Canberra and attended Telopea Park School (Lycee Franco-Australian de Canberra) from 2007 to 2017. He also attended Narrabundah College from 2018 to 2019.[2] Gesini is currently studying a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Canberra.[3]
Athleticsedit
Gesini commenced participating in sport to assist his coordination and mobility. He is classified as a T38 athlete. His first athletics coach in Canberra was Chris Timpson. At the age of thirteen, Iryna Dvoskina invited Gesini to join her elite para-athletics squad based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
Gesini won the gold medal in the Men's Long Jump T35-38 at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, he finished fourth with a jump of 6.16 m, an Oceanic record, and 12th in the Men's 100m T38 with a PB of 12.05 seconds.[3]
Australian athlete Ari Gesini with a photo of his dad, Steve, who died in June 2021, a few months before Gesini competed at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
In 2022 Ari holds the T38 long jump Oceanic Record of 6.21m, which he jumped at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in Mackay.
Gesini was awarded the Chief Minister's Sporting Award in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
In 2014/15, he was named Youth Para Athlete of the Season by Athletics ACT.[5]
In 2020, he was awarded a Tier 1 Scholarship within the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship & Mentoring Program and paired with SAHOF Member George Gregan.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Para-athletics Team Set To 'Do What Australia Does Best' At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 23 July 2021. from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^"IB Alumni. Ari G : IB Cohort 2019". Narrabundah College. from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ abc"Ari Gesini - Scholarship". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^"Ari Gesini". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ ab"Ari Gesini". International Paralympic Committee. from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
gesini, born, december, 2001, australian, paralympic, athlete, class, competes, long, jump, 100m, sprint, made, paralympic, debut, 2020, summer, paralympics, tokyo, 2019personal, informationnationalityaustralianborn, 2001, december, 2001, canberra, australiasp. Ari Gesini born 23 December 2001 is an Australian Paralympic athlete in the T38 class Ari competes in the long jump and 100m sprint He made his Paralympic debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo 1 Ari GesiniAri Gesini in 2019Personal informationNationalityAustralianBorn 2001 12 23 23 December 2001 age 21 Canberra AustraliaSportCountry AustraliaSportPara AthleticsEventT38 Long jumpClubACT Para Athletics Talent SquadCoached bySebastian Kuzminski and Iryna DvoskinaAchievements and titlesWorld finalsWorld Para Athletics Championships 2019 DubaiPersonal best6 21m Contents 1 Personal 2 Athletics 3 Recognition 4 References 5 External linksPersonal editAri Gesini was born on 23 December 2001 He was diagnosed with left sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy at age three He lives in Canberra and attended Telopea Park School Lycee Franco Australian de Canberra from 2007 to 2017 He also attended Narrabundah College from 2018 to 2019 2 Gesini is currently studying a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Canberra 3 Athletics editGesini commenced participating in sport to assist his coordination and mobility He is classified as a T38 athlete His first athletics coach in Canberra was Chris Timpson At the age of thirteen Iryna Dvoskina invited Gesini to join her elite para athletics squad based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra Gesini won the gold medal in the Men s Long Jump T35 38 at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Nottwil Switzerland At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai he finished fourth with a jump of 6 16 m an Oceanic record and 12th in the Men s 100m T38 with a PB of 12 05 seconds 3 nbsp Australian athlete Ari Gesini with a photo of his dad Steve who died in June 2021 a few months before Gesini competed at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic GamesIn 2022 Ari holds the T38 long jump Oceanic Record of 6 21m which he jumped at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in Mackay At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics he finished seventh in his heat of the Men s 100m T38 and 11th in the Men s Long Jump T38 4 In 2022 he is coached by Iryna Dvoskina and Sebastian Kuzminski at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra 5 Recognition editGesini was awarded the Chief Minister s Sporting Award in 2011 2012 and 2014 In 2014 15 he was named Youth Para Athlete of the Season by Athletics ACT 5 In 2020 he was awarded a Tier 1 Scholarship within the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship amp Mentoring Program and paired with SAHOF Member George Gregan 3 References edit Para athletics Team Set To Do What Australia Does Best At Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Australia 23 July 2021 Archived from the original on 23 July 2021 Retrieved 23 July 2021 IB Alumni Ari G IB Cohort 2019 Narrabundah College Archived from the original on 20 April 2021 Retrieved 24 July 2021 a b c Ari Gesini Scholarship Sport Australia Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 23 October 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2021 Ari Gesini Tokyo Paralympics Official Results Archived from the original on 28 September 2021 Retrieved 28 September 2021 a b Ari Gesini International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 24 July 2021 Retrieved 24 July 2021 External links editAri Gesini at Paralympics Australia Ari Gesini at the International Paralympic Committee Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship Profile Australian Athletics Historical ResultsPortals nbsp Australia nbsp Biography nbsp Sports nbsp Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ari Gesini amp oldid 1158613939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
