# Kerry Saxby-Junna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kerry_Saxby-Junna > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kerry_Saxby-Junna.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Saxby-Junna > Source revision: 1335101271 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian race walker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{infobox sportsperson |name = Kerry-Anne Saxby-Junna |image = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [Young, New South Wales](/source/Young%2C_New_South_Wales)}} '''Kerry-Anne Saxby-Junna''', born '''Kerry Saxby''' [AM](/source/Order_of_Australia) (born 2 June 1961) is an [Australia](/source/Australia)n retired [race walker](/source/Race_walking). She represented Australia 27 times in international competitions and set 32 world records or world bests. She won 27 Australian Championships and 13 individual international medals.{{cite web|title=Kerry Saxby|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE2247b.htm|work=Australian Women's Register|access-date=8 April 2013}} She retired in 2001. ==Life== She was born in [Young, New South Wales](/source/Young%2C_New_South_Wales){{cite web|title=Kerry Saxby-Junna|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/kerry-saxby-junna-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/kerry-saxby-junna-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|work=Sports Reference|access-date=8 April 2013}} and grew up in [Ballina, New South Wales](/source/Ballina%2C_New_South_Wales). ==Recognition== *[Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) (AIS) Athlete of the Year in 1986/87, 1987/1988, 1989 and in 2005 was inducted into the AIS 'Best of the Best'.[http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/best_of_the_best Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117224704/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/awards/best_of_the_best |date=2012-11-17}} * Member of the [Order of Australia](/source/Order_of_Australia) (AM) in 1992{{cite web|title=Kerry Saxby|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/|work=It's An Honour|access-date=8 April 2013|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504050657/http://itsanhonour.gov.au/|url-status=dead}} * [Australian Sports Medal](/source/Australian_Sports_Medal) in 2000 * [Centenary Medal](/source/Centenary_Medal) in 2001 * [Athletics Australia](/source/Athletics_Australia) Hall of Fame in 2013{{cite web|title=Freeman, Markov & Saxby-Junna inducted to Athletics Australia Hall of Fame|url=http://www.athletics.com.au/home/news/news/2013/april/untitled_176|work=Athletics Australia News, 5 April 2013|access-date=8 April 2013|archive-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409082502/http://www.athletics.com.au/home/news/news/2013/april/untitled_176|url-status=dead}} ==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{AUS}} |- |1985 |[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1985_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup) |[St John's](/source/St_John's%2C_Isle_of_Man), Isle of Man |10th |10 km |- |1986 |[Goodwill Games](/source/1986_Goodwill_Games) |[Moscow](/source/Moscow), Soviet Union |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |10 km |- |rowspan=2|1987 |[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1987_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup) |[New York City](/source/New_York_City), United States |4th |10 km |- |[World Championships](/source/1987_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Rome](/source/Rome), Italy |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |[10 km](/source/1987_World_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Women's_10_km_Walk) |- |rowspan=2|1989 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/1989_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[Budapest](/source/Budapest), Hungary |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |3000 m |- |[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1989_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup) |[L'Hospitalet de Llobregat](/source/L'Hospitalet_de_Llobregat), Spain |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |10 km |- |rowspan=2|1990 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/1990_Commonwealth_Games) |[Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |10 km |- |[Goodwill Games](/source/1990_Goodwill_Games) |[Seattle](/source/Seattle), United States |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |[10,000 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Goodwill_Games) |- |rowspan=3|1991 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/1991_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[Seville](/source/Seville), Spain |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |3000 m |- |[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1991_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup) |[San Jose](/source/San_Jose%2C_California), United States |5th |10 km |- |[World Championships](/source/1991_World_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Women's_10_km_Walk) |[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan |5th |10 km |- |1992 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_km_walk) |[Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Spain |15th |[10 km](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_km_walk) |- |rowspan=3|1993 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/1993_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[Toronto](/source/Toronto), Canada |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |3000 m |- |[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1993_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup) |[Monterrey](/source/Monterrey), Mexico |5th |10 km |- |[World Championships](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Women's_10_km_Walk) |[Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart), Germany |DNF |10 km |- |1994 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/1994_Commonwealth_Games) |[Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia), Canada |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |10 km |- |rowspan=2|1995 |[World Race Walking Cup](/source/1995_IAAF_World_Race_Walking_Cup) |[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China |5th |10 km |- |[World Championships](/source/1995_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), Sweden |9th |[10 km](/source/1995_World_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Women's_10_km_Walk) |- |1996 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics) |[Atlanta](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia), United States |12th |[10 km](/source/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_10_km_walk) |- |1998 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/1998_Commonwealth_Games) |[Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), Malaysia |bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |10 km |- |1999 |[World Championships](/source/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Seville](/source/Seville), Spain |bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd |20 km |- |2000 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics) |[Sydney](/source/Sydney), Australia |align="center" | 7th |[20 km](/source/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_20_km_walk) |- |2001 |[World Championships](/source/2001_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), Canada |align="center" | DSQ |[20 km](/source/2001_World_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Women's_20_km_Walk) |} == Legacy == thumb|180px|Kerry Saxby Walkway There is a walkway in Ballina named for her which is called the "Kerry Saxby Walkway" which runs from Captain Cook Park to the end of North Wall.{{Cite web |title=Riverfront pathway and parklands |url=https://issuu.com/ballinashirecouncil/docs/cc42/s/11987714 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=issuu}} In January 2021 Saxby-Junna was further honoured with an interpretive signage display, which serves as a rest stop on this walkway, this display is over two metres high and details her athletic achievements. Saxby-Junna was there for the unveiling by Ballina Mayor David Wright and it sits on the river bank near the Ballina War Memorial Pool.{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=David |date=18 January 2021 |title=Ballina's race walking champion honoured |work=The Echo |url=https://www.echo.net.au/2021/01/ballinas-race-walking-champion-honoured/}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * [http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete127.htm Kerry Saxby-Junna] at Australian Athletics Historical Results * {{AOC profile|kerry-saxby-junna}} * {{Olympics.com|kerry-saxby-junna}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|sa/kerry-saxby-junna-1}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|rec}} {{succession box|before=[Olga Krishtop](/source/Olga_Krishtop)|title=[Women's 10 km Walk World Record Holder](/source/World_record_progression_10km_walk_women)|years=4 May 1987 – 4 June 1995|after=[Larisa Ramazanova](/source/Larisa_Ramazanova)}} {{succession box|before=[Sally Pierson](/source/Sally_Pierson)|title=[Women's 20 km Walk World Record Holder](/source/World_record_progression_20km_walk_women)|years=13 May 1988 – 1 May 1995|after=[Liu Hongyu](/source/Liu_Hongyu)}} {{s-end}} {{Footer World Indoor Champions Racewalking Women}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 20km Walk Women}} {{Footer Australia NC 20km Walk Women}} {{Footer WBYP Race Walk Women}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saxby-Junna, Kerry}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Australian women race walkers Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales Category:Olympic athletes for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Category:World Athletics Championships medalists Category:World record setters in the sport of athletics Category:Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Category:Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes Category:Members of the Order of Australia Category:Sportspeople from Young, New South Wales Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Category:Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Category:Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Category:People from Ballina, New South Wales Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Australia-racewalk-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kerry Saxby-Junna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Saxby-Junna) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Saxby-Junna?action=history)). 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