Kieran Ault-Connell | |
Full Name: | Kieran John Ault-Connell |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 30 July 1981 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Country: | Australia |
Sport: | Athletics |
Disability: | Cerebral palsy |
Disability Class: | T37, T38 |
Event: | 100 metres 200 metres Discus throw Javelin throw Long jump |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Kieran John Ault-Connell, [1] (born 30 July 1981)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in Melbourne, and has cerebral palsy.[2] [3] He took up athletics after watching the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.[3] At the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships, he won two bronze medals in javelin and long jump.[2] He won two gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the men's 4x100 m relay T38 and the 4x400 m relay T38 events,[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In the process, he set two world records.[5] At the 2004 Athens Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Javelin F37 event.[4]
He was previously married to Australian Paralympic athlete Eliza Ault-Connell and they have two daughters and a son.[6] [7]