| Cassie Mitchell | |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Fields: | Chemical engineering Biomedical engineering |
| Workplaces: | Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Alma Mater: | Oklahoma State University Emory Georgia Tech |
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Cassie Mitchell (born June 8, 1981) is an Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology,[2] American engineer, and Paralympic cyclist and track and field athlete.
Mitchell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and graduated from high school in Warner in 1999 as valedictorian of her class; shortly thereafter, she developed neuromyelitis optica, which left her paralyzed from the chest down with limited movement of her arms and hands and with permanent double vision.[1] In 2004, she graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BS degree in chemical engineering. She later earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from both Emory and Georgia Tech universities.
Currently, she is a research professor at Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at both universities.[3]
Mitchell has competed in 4 Paralympics (2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024). [4] Mitchell won a silver medal at the 2011 IPC World Championships and the same year won five gold medals at the UCI World Para-cycling Championships and National Para-cycling Championships. In 2010, she won the national Para-cycling Championships for H1 criterium. She holds American and world records in multiple track and field events and medaled in discus throw and club throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[5] She placed fourth in the 100 m, 200 m and discus throw at the 2012 Paralympics.[1] At the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, Mitchell competed in the F51 discus competition and placed fourth.[6]