Simone Kennedy

Background

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

Career

She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling"s 3 km pursuit event, the 500m time trial and two road roads. She has cerebral palsy. <

Kennedy is a C3 classified cyclist.

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 Los Angeles, where she finished first in the C3 500-metre time trial and 3-kilometre individual pursuit. 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.

In the lead up to the Paralympics, she participated in the Blenheim Palace festival of cycling time trial event. 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 3km Individual Pursuit C3. and Women"s Road Race C3.

Achievements

• At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes in Mexico, she won bronze medals in the Women"s 3km Individual Pursuit C3 and Women"s 500m Time Trial C3. At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Nottwil, Switzerland, she won a bronze medals in the Women"s Time Trial C3.

Membership

She is a member of the Parramatta Club and coached by Tom Skulander.