It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.

Sally Pearson (née McLellan) (born 19 September 1986) is an Australian athlete. She also won a silver medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 World champion and 2012 Olympic champion in the 100 metres hurdles.