Dani Samuels To Throw Her Talents In The Olympic Arena

11 January 2012

Holroyd City Council recently donated $5,000 to local Olympian and Commonwealth

champion, Dani Samuels, to assist with the expenses of competing in the 2012 London

Olympics.

Dani’s career started at Greystanes Little Athletics and in 2009 became the youngest

ever female world champion discus thrower.

‘Her hard work and determination is inspirational and Council is extremely proud of Dani

and her achievements,’ said Holroyd City Mayor Clr Yvette Whitfield. ‘Council has

assisted Dani in the past with sporting grants through the Youth Support Program and

is thrilled to continue the support by contributing to her 2012 Olympic voyage.’

After winning the discus gold and shot put bronze medals at the 2005 World Youth

Championships in Athletics, Dani went on to win the bronze medal in the discus at the

2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne at the age of seventeen.

She won the discus silver at the 2007 Summer Universiade and represented Australia

at her first World Championships in athletics soon after. Dani reached the final of the

2008 Beijing Olympics and improved significantly the following year to win the gold

medal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.

For many years now, Dani has been actively involved in the Holroyd Community. Her

latest role is the ambassador for the Healthy Holroyd Project, a Healthy Communities

Project funded by the Federal Government.

For further information contact the Media Relations and Promotions Manager on 9840 9717, 0416 105 029 or email media@holroyd.nsw.gov.au.