Simone Kennedy (born 4 January 1994) is an English-born Australian cyclist. She represented

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at the

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and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit C1-3. She represented Australia at the

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Personal

Kennedy was born on 4 January 1994 in London, England. She has

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which affects the left side of her body. She attended

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and she credits the teachers at the school in encouraging her to become involved in disability sport. In 2016, she is studying a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Administration at the

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in Sydney.

Cycling

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Kennedy is a C3 classified cyclist. She is a member of the

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. Kennedy started cycling when she was a fifteen-year-old. In 2012, she participated her first major international competition when she cycled in the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in

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, where she finished first in the C3 500-metre time trial and 3-kilometre individual pursuit. She was selected to represent

at the

in cycling's 3 km pursuit, the 500m time trial and two road roads. In the lead up to the Paralympics, she participated in the Blenheim Palace festival of cycling time trial event. At the 2014

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, she won bronze medals in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3 and Women's 500m Time Trial C3. Kennedy repeated her 2014 medal results at the 2015

in Appledorn in

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by winning bronze medals in the Women's 500m Time Trial C3 and Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3. At the

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, she won a bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C3. and Women's Road Race C3. At the

, 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. Kennedy won the gold medal in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships,

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. At the

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, she finished fifth in the Women's Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C1-3. In 2016, she is a

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scholarship holder.

References

External links

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Cycling Australia profile
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