Kelly Cartwright

Kelly Cartwright (born 22 April 1989) is an Australian athlete and powerlifter. She won two medals at the London 2012 Paralympics, and represented Australia in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.

Personal Kelly Anne Cartwright was born on 22 April 1989 and is from Geelong. because chemotherapy was not an option.

Cartwright appeared on the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. In 2016 Cartwright and her partner, Ryan, became parents to a son.

Athletics Cartwright is a T42 classified runner and in 2012 had a scholarship with the Victorian Institute of Sport.

Cartwright started competing in 2007 Making the 100-metre finals, she finished sixth At the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships, she set a world record of 16.26 seconds in the 100 m T42 event. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she came 7th in the lightweight event.

Recognition Cartwright was a finalist for the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."

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