Kieran John Ault-Connell, OAM[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]
 2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Ault-Connell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kieran John Ault-Connell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 July 1981 Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T37, T38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres Discus throw Javelin throw Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was previously married to Australian Paralympic athlete Eliza Ault-Connell and they have two daughters and a son.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ault-Connell, Kieran John, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000.
- ^ a b "Paralympian Kieran Ault-Connell". Scouts Australia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Australian Honour Roll". Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010. Australian Paralympic Committee: 10. 2010.
- ^ O'Leary, Cathy (19 May 2014). "Survivor has story of hope". Western Australian. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Buckley, James (24 August 2021). "Super mum Eliza Ault-Connell returns to Paralympics after 17-year hiatus". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
edit- Kieran Ault-Connell at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Kieran Ault-Connell at the International Paralympic Committee