Kadeena Cox

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Kadeena Cox Rio2016.jpg

Kadeena Cox with her bronze medal
over 100 meters in Rio de Janeiro 2016

Personal information
Type of disability (class): multiple sclerosis
Birthday: March 10, 1991
Place of birth: Leeds
Medals
last change: July 27, 2020

Kadeena Cox , MBE , (born March 10, 1991 in Leeds ) is a British athlete who is active in paracycling (C4) as well as in disabled athletics (T37).

Athletic career

Kadeena Cox, the third oldest of her family's seven children with Jamaican roots, first played hockey , then switched to athletics at the age of 15. In the following years she was successful as a runner : She won bronze in the 60-meter sprint at the Manchester Open and the England Athletics Open Championships . In 2012 she won bronze in the 200m at the British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships ; the following year she ran the 100 meters under 12 seconds for the first time at the Northern Athletics Championships .

In May 2014, Cox suffered a stroke . After recovering from its direct consequences, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis .

Kadeena Cox then set herself the goal of qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in track cycling and in short-term running disciplines . A group of committed citizens raised money for their racing bike, which a local bicycle manufacturer made for them.

In September 2015, Cox became British champion in the 500-meter time trial . One month later she started at the World Athletics Championships for the disabled in Doha , set a new world record in the qualification over 100 meters with 13.59 seconds and won the final. The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships 2016 in Italy Montichiari Cox started in 500-meter time trial and was World Champion.

At the Paralympics in Rio, Kadeena Cox won four medals: Gold each in the 500-meter time trial on the cycle track, in the new world record time of 34.598 seconds, gold in the 400-meter run , silver with the 4 x 100 meter Relay as well as bronze over 100 meters. At the graduation ceremony she carried the British flag. She is the second Paralympic athlete from Great Britain after Isabel Barr in 1984 who managed to win gold medals in two different disciplines.

Cox's new sporting goal is to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh . In 2017 she decided to concentrate on athletics in the coming period and was therefore not included in the roster by the British Cycling Federation for the following two years. In the same year she was at the World Championships in Athletics for the disabled in London world champion over 400 meters in the T38 class; She won bronze over 200 meters.

2019 was Kadeena Cox on the velodrome in Apeldoorn Omnisport world champion in 500-meter time trial.

Honors

In 2017, Kadeena Cox was awarded the Order of Merit as a Member of the British Empire .

Others

In early 2017, Kadeena Cox planned to appear on the TV show The Jump , in which prominent athletes compete against each other in various winter sports. The attending physicians of the sports federations advised her not to participate because other athletes had suffered injuries in the past, but Cox insisted on participating. As a result, their financial support by the associations was suspended. Cox defended her participation in the program: since the outbreak of her illness, she has had a different view of her life, which is a "ticking time bomb".

Web links

Commons : Kadeena Cox  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Kadeena Cox. In: British Cycling. Retrieved January 4, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Local greats raise money for local girl, Kadeena Cox. In: Wetherby Lions. July 7, 2015, accessed January 5, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Kadeena Cox: Briton wants to compete at 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics. In: bbc.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Kadeena Cox not in GB Para-cycling squad as she focuses on athletics. In: bbc.com. May 9, 2017, accessed May 15, 2017 .
  5. ^ Jacob Steinberg: Classy Kadeena Cox retains T38 400m crown at World Para Championships. In: theguardian.com. July 21, 2017, accessed October 3, 2017 .
  6. ^ Paralympians recognized with New Year's honors. In: paralympic.org. January 1, 1970, accessed January 9, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Paralympics star Kadeena Cox will have UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in The Jump. In: telegraph.co.uk. January 4, 2017, accessed January 4, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Paralympic star Kadeena Cox defends appearing in The Jump - Independent.ie. In: independent.ie. January 5, 2017, accessed January 5, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Who is Kadeena Cox? The Jump 2017 contestant profile. In: Radio Times. January 29, 2017, accessed February 4, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Cox, Kadeena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sportswoman
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Leeds