Nationality Australia Partner Ryan Miller Name Kelly Cartwright | Sport Athletics | |
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Born 22 April 1989 (age 35) ( 1989-04-22 ) Parents Jan Cartwright, Bill Cartwright Similar People Emma Freedman, Evan O'Hanlon, Larry Emdur, Samantha Harris, Carlee Beattie Profiles |
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Kelly Cartwright, (born 22 April 1989) is an Australian athlete. She has won two medals at the London 2012 Paralympics,and represented Australia in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.
Contents
- Paralympian kelly cartwright overcoming the odds focus season 2 ep 2
- Kelly cartwright dancing with the stars 2015
- Personal
- Athletics
- Recognition
- References
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Kelly cartwright dancing with the stars 2015
Personal
Kelly Anne Cartwright was born on 22 April 1989, and is from Geelong. When she was fifteen, she had a form of cancer called synovial sarcoma. Part of her right leg needed to be amputated due to the cancer because chemotherapy was not an option. She has a prosthetic leg that she started using in high school. Her regular walking leg cost A$62,000 and needed to be charged every night. Before losing her leg, she played netball. She climbed Mt Kilimanjaro in 2009. As of 2012, she works as a receptionist. She is also an Australian Paralympic Committee and Make-A-Wish Foundation ambassador. In 2012, she was named one of Zoo Weekly's sexiest Paralympians.
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Cartwright appeared on the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. She has a son (born 4 January 2016) with her partner Ryan.
Athletics
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Cartwright is a T42 classified runner. She is coached by Tim Matthews. In 2008, she had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport. As of 2012, she has a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport.
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Cartwright started competing in 2007. She first represented Australia in 2008. She represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Making the 100 metre finals, she finished sixth racing on a carbon fibre leg. Going into the Games, she trained in Geelong. She competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, where she finished first while setting a world record in the 100 m event. At the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships, she set a world record of 16.26 seconds in the 100 m T42 event. In 2012, she was the world champion in the T42 100 m and long jump events. 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.
Recognition
Cartwright was a finalist for the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."