Kelly Cartwright
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelly Cartwright
Personal
Kelly Anne Cartwright was born on 22 April 1989
Cartwright appeared on the
Athletics
Cartwright is a T42 classified runner[1][10] and is coached by Tim Matthews.[1] In 2008, she was awarded a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport[11] and in 2012 had a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport.[12]
Cartwright started competing in 2007[1] and first represented Australia in 2008[1] at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.[13] Making the 100-metre finals, she finished sixth[1] racing on a carbon fibre leg.[6] Going into the Games, she trained in Geelong.[6] She competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where she finished first while setting a world record in the 100 m event.[1][10] At the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships, she set a world record of 16.26 seconds in the 100 m T42 event.[1][10] In 2012 she was the world champion in the T42 100 m and long jump events.[5][10] At the 2012 London Paralympics she won a gold medal in the Women's Long Jump F42/44 event and a silver medal in the Women's 100 m T42 event.[13]
Powerlifting
Cartwright changed sports to para powerlifting due to a serious ankle injury after the 2012 Paralympics.[14] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she came 7th in the lightweight event.[15]
Recognition
Cartwright was a finalist for the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year.
Gallery
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Cartwright at the London Paralympics
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Cartwright at the London Paralympics
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Cartwright with athletics teammates at the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year ceremony
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Kelly Cartwright". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Aussie Paralympic athletics squad named". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Chris Dutton (6 June 2012). "Canberra's Paralympic athletes aim for Games glory". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Paralympic athletes embrace role model status". ABC News. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Beating the Odds". Sixty Minutes. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ISSN 1833-3222.
- ^ Brennan, Bella (19 June 2015). "The full cast of Dancing with the Stars has been revealed!". Woman's Day. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Baby Max William Miller". Kelly Cartwright's website. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "World Records Fall at Australian Athletics Championships | IPC". International Paralympic Committee. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "AIS Athletes at the Beijing Paralympic Games : Research". Australian Sports Commission. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Victorian Athletes Selected for London Olympics and Paralympics". VicSport. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Kelly Cartwright". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Comeback-kid Cartwright is back on 'track' for Tokyo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Kelly Cartwright". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Freney favourite to win top Paralympian". Australian Associated Press. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
External links
- Kelly Cartwright at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kelly Cartwright at Australian Athletics Historical Results (archive)