Background
Kenzie was born on 11 March 1996 in Devonport, Tasmania.
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Deon Kenzie
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He has attended Forth Primary, Devonport High School and The Don College.
Career
On 13 December 2014, he set a world record in the Men"s 1500m T38. He has cerebral palsy, which impacts the right side of his body. He lives in Forth, Tasmania.
In 2013, Kenzie made his international debut at the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France.
Competing in the T38 1500m against the likes of Michael McKillop and Abbes Saidi, Kenzie led the first lap before eventually hanging on in the later stages for the bronze medal. On 13 December 2014, he broke the Men"s 1500m T38 world record at an athletics meeting in the Domain Athletic Centre in Hobart.
His time of 4.08.51 beat Abbes Saidi of Tunisia world record of 4:09.50 that was set in July 2005. Kenzie is coached by Mike Gunson.
The record will need to be ratified by the International Paralympic Committee.
In the Men"s 800m T38, whilst sitting in the bronze medal position coming into the home straight, he fell and eventually finished in seventh place in 2:11.58. After winning the bronze medal in the Men"s 1500m, he said:"lieutenant’s a great reward for all the hard work that I’ve put in this year and I can’t wait to get home to start working with Gunner (coach, Mike Gunson) and Philo (Saunders) on a program that will have me in the best possible shape when it counts even more in 2016. He is a Tasmanian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship holder.
2013 - The Advocate-IGA Junior Sports Awards.
2014 - Tasmania U18 Athlete of the Year
2014 - Finalist for the Australia Para Athlete of the Year award.
