NOOSA Athletics hurdler and sprinter Samantha Johnson, 15, has returned home with gold and silver medals in her first international meet at the 2015 Oceania Athletics Championships.
Competing for Australia at the championships in Cairns earlier this month, Samantha won a silver medal in the 100m Hurdles in a time of 14.59 seconds in a tightly contested final, which resulted in an all-Australian podium finish.
She then backed this up with a gold medal run as part of the U18 Girls 4 x 100m Relay. Fellow Queenslanders Katie Colebourne, Emily Bass and Hayley Heel rounded out the team that won in a time of 49.15 seconds, setting a new Oceania record.
“Representing Australia in Cairns was such an awesome experience, and I’ve made so many new friends from other countries,” Samantha said.
“I had no expectations going into the championships and to come away with a gold and silver medal at my first international meet is just amazing,” Samantha said.
Samantha is now back in training for Queensland Schools athletics championships before having a long-earned break prior to the next season of Little Athletics and Noosa Athletics which kicks off again in September.
