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Кэсси Митчелл (родилась 8 июня 1981 года) - американский инженер, паралимпийский велосипедист и легкоатлет.

Ранняя жизнь [ править ]

Mitchell was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and graduated from high school in Warner in 1999 as valedictorian of her class; shortly thereafter, she developed neuromyelitis optica, which left her paralyzed from the chest down with limited movement of her arms and hands and with permanent double vision.[1] In 2004, she graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BS degree in chemical engineering. She later earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from both Emory and Georgia Tech universities.

Academic career[edit]

Currently, she is a research professor at Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at both universities.[2]

Paralympic career[edit]

Mitchell won a silver medal at the 2011 IPC World Championships and the same year won five gold medals at the UCI World Para-cycling Championships and National Para-cycling Championships. In 2010, she won the national Para-cycling Championships for H1 criterium.[1] She holds American and world records in multiple track and field events and medaled in discus throw and club throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[3] She placed fourth in the 100 m, 200 m and discus throw at the 2012 Paralympics.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cassie Mitchell". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^ "Cassie Mitchell Represents USA in 2012 London Paralympics". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ "Cassie Mitchell". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Cassie Mitchell at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
  • Cassie Mitchell publications indexed by Google Scholar