Simone Kennedy
 2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 January 1994 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Parramatta Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simone Kennedy (born 4 January 1994) is a London, England born Australian cyclist. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling's 3 km pursuit event, the 500m time trial and two road roads.
Personal
Kennedy was born on 4 January 1994 in London, England.[1] She has cerebral palsy.[2][3] <
Cycling
Kennedy is a C3 classified cyclist.[1][3] She is a member of the Parramatta Cycling Club and coached by Tom Skulander.[1][2]
Kennedy started cycling when she was a fifteen-year-old.[1] In 2012, she participated her first major international competition when she cycled in the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, where she finished first in the C3 500-metre time trial and 3-kilometre individual pursuit.[2][4] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling's 3 km pursuit, the 500m time trial and two road roads.[3][5][6] In the lead up to the Paralympics, she participated in the Blenheim Palace festival of cycling time trial event.[7][8][9]
At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes in Mexico, she won bronze medals in the Women's 3km Individual Pursuit C3 and Women's 500m Time Trial C3. [10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Simone Kennedy". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jade Wittman (2012-02-23). "Simone's Paralympics dream is closer — Local News — Sport — Cycling". Blacktown Sun. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Simone Kennedy". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Para-Cyclones Golden Finish to Worlds Campaign". Au.ibtimes.com. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ Howlett, Scott. "Good luck, magnificent seven Olympians". Northern District Times. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Parramatta's Paralympians farewelled in Sydney — Local News — News — General". Parramatta Sun. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ Nigel Wynn. "GB and Australian Paralympic squads warm up at Blenheim Palace | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Preview: Bike Blenheim Palace". British Cycling. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ Harker, Jonathon. "Team GB and Australia's Paralympians heading to Bike Blenheim Palace". Bicycle Business. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation". Cycling Australia News. Retrieved 14 April 2014.