Kieran Ault-Connell Explained

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
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ault-Connell, Kieran John, OAM. It's an Honour. 17 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Athlete's Profile. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20001204130000/http:/www.paralympic.org.au/athletes/athleteprofilef173.html. 4 December 2000. Australian Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: Paralympian Kieran Ault-Connell . . 17 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321014310/http://www.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iStoryID=3167 . 21 March 2012 .
  4. Web site: Athlete Search Results. International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210945/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Ault&fname=Kieran&gender=all. 3 March 2016.
  5. Australian Honour Roll. Australian Paralympic Committee. Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010. 2010. 10.
  6. News: O'Leary. Cathy. Survivor has story of hope. 27 January 2015. Western Australian. 19 May 2014.
  7. News: Super mum Eliza Ault-Connell returns to Paralympics after 17-year hiatus. James. Buckley. The Canberra Times. 24 August 2021. 24 August 2021.