Simone Kennedy (cyclist)

Simone Kennedy (born 4 January 1994) is an English-born Australian cyclist. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit C1-3. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]

Simone Kennedy
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Kennedy
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994
London, England
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
ClubParramatta Cycling Club
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Women's individual pursuit C1-3
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Los AngelesWomen's 3km Individual Pursuit C3
Gold medal – first place2012 Los AngelesWomen's 500m Time Trial C3
Gold medal – first place2017 Los AngelesWomen's 3km Individual Pursuit C3
Bronze medal – third place2014 AguascalientesWomen's 3km Individual Pursuit C3
Bronze medal – third place2014 AguascalientesWomen's 500m Time Trial C3
Bronze medal – third place2015 AppledornWomen's 3km Individual Pursuit C3
Bronze medal – third place2015 AppledornWomen's 500m Time Trial C3
Bronze medal – third place2016 MontichiariWomen's 3km Individual Pursuit C3
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 NottwilWomen's Time Trial C3
Bronze medal – third place2015 NottwilWomen's Road Race C3

Personal

Kennedy was born on 4 January 1994 in London, England.[2] She has cerebral palsy which affects the left side of her body.[3][4] She attended Tara Anglican School for Girls and she credits the teachers at the school in encouraging her to become involved in disability sport.[5] In 2016, she is studying a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Administration at the Australian College of Physical Education in Sydney.

Cycling
Kennedy at the 2012 London Paralympics

Kennedy is a C3 classified cyclist.[2][4] She is a member of the Parramatta Cycling Club.

Kennedy started cycling when she was a fifteen-year-old.[2] 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.[3][6] 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.[4][7][8] In the lead up to the Paralympics, she participated in the Blenheim Palace festival of cycling time trial event.[9][10][11]

At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes in Mexico, she won bronze medals in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3 and Women's 500m Time Trial C3.[12]

Kennedy repeated her 2014 medal results at the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Appledorn in Netherlands by winning bronze medals in the Women's 500m Time Trial C3 and Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3.[13][14]

At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Nottwil, Switzerland, she won a bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C3.[15] and Women's Road Race C3.[16]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, she competed in four events. Her best results were eight in the Women's individual pursuit C1-3 and Women's road race C1-3.[17]

Kennedy won the gold medal in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Los Angeles, United States.[18]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, she finished fifth in the Women's Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C1-3.[19] In 2016, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[20]

References
  1. Walsh, Scott (30 May 2016). "Five-time gold medallist Kieran Modra facing unusual 'first' in storied Paralympics career". Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. "Simone Kennedy". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. Jade Wittman (23 February 2012). "Simone's Paralympics dream is closer". Blacktown Sun. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. "Simone Kennedy". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. "Simone Kennedy". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. "Para-Cyclones Golden Finish to Worlds Campaign". Au.ibtimes.com. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. Howlett, Scott. "Good luck, magnificent seven Olympians". Northern District Times. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. "Parramatta's Paralympians farewelled in Sydney — Local News — News — General". Parramatta Sun. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  9. Nigel Wynn (19 July 2012). "GB and Australian Paralympic squads warm up at Blenheim Palace | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  10. "Preview: Bike Blenheim Palace". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  11. Harker, Jonathon. "Team GB and Australia's Paralympians heading to Bike Blenheim Palace". Bicycle Business. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  12. "Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation". Cycling Australia News. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  13. "Triple medal treat on opening day of Para Track Worlds". Cycling Australia News, 27 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  14. "Gallagher & Powell defend world titles; Australia claims four medals on day three". Cycling AustraliaNews, 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  15. "Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling World Championships". Cycling Australia News, 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. "Alistair Donohue defends world title at Para-cycling Road Worlds". Cycling Australia News, 2 August. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  17. "Simone Kennedy". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  18. "2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships". Veloresults website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  19. "2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  20. "Five NSWIS Para-cyclists pedalling towards Rio". New South Wales Institute of Sport website. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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