Cassie Mitchell

Last updated

Cassie Mitchell
Cassie Mitchell 2015.jpg
Mitchell at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Born (1981-06-08) June 8, 1981 (age 43)
Alma mater Oklahoma State University
Emory
Georgia Tech
Scientific career
Fields Chemical engineering
Biomedical engineering
Institutions Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Sports career
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Disability class T51/F51
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Women's Para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus F51/52
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Club throw F51
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro Club throw F51
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Lyon Discus F51/52
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London Discus throw F52
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchruch Discus F51/52
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 London Club throw F51
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Paris Club throw F51
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Discus F51/52
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Toronto 100 m T52
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Toronto Club throw F31/32/51
Women's Para-cycling
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011H1 road race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011H1 time trial
National Para-cycling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010H1 criterium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011H1 time trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011H1 road race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011H1 criterium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012H1 time trial

Cassie Mitchell (born June 8, 1981) is an Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology [2] , American engineer, and Paralympic cyclist and track and field athlete.

Contents

Early life

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

Currently, she is a research professor at Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at both universities. [3]

Paralympic career

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. [4] She placed fourth in the 100 m, 200 m and discus throw at the 2012 Paralympics. [1]

Related Research Articles

Raoua Tlili is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F41 shot put and discus events and is a multi gold medalist at the Paralympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kath Proudfoot</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Katherine Proudfoot is a cerebral palsy athlete from Australia competing mainly in throwing events. She competed in the F36 classification at the 2008, 2012 and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning medals at each Game. Following a medical review request in early 2017, she now competes in seated throws in the F32 classification. At the 2017 Australian Athletics Championships she threw 7.04m in the Women's Shot Put Secured event, bettering the Women's F32 shot put world record mark of 6.55m.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessica Gallagher</span> Australian Paralympic alpine skier

Jessica Gallagher is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Winter Paralympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in the women's giant slalom visually impaired.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandra Lisney</span> Australian cyclist and rower

Alexandra Lisney is an Australian rower and cyclist. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She represented Australian at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hollie Arnold</span> British athlete (born 1994)

Hollie Beth Arnold, is a British parasport athlete competing in category F46 javelin. Although born in Grimsby, she now lives and trains in Loughborough. She represents Wales in the Commonwealth Games.

Josie Rachel Pearson MBE is a Paralympian wheelchair rugby player and athlete from England. Pearson represented Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first women to compete in wheelchair rugby for her country at the Paralympics. After competing as a sprint athlete, Pearson switched to throwing events and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in both discus and club throw in the F51 class, eventually taking the gold in discus with a world record distance.

Zena Cole is an American Paralympic discus thrower, who has competed at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, winning a bronze medal in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 IPC Athletics World Championships</span> Paralympic track and field event

The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deepa Malik</span> Indian paralympic swimmer, biker, and athlete

Deepa Malik is an Indian para athlete from Haryana. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put.

Lauryn Therin is a British track cyclist and a former bobsledder and track and field athlete.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claire Keefer</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Claire Keefer is a short stature athlete from Australia. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics where she won a bronze medal. She has won a silver and bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships.

Niamh McCarthy is an Irish Paralympic discus thrower, competing in the F41 classification, a classification for persons of reduced stature. She is the 2018 European champion in the event at her classification and, as of August 2018, the European record holder at 31.76 metres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah Edmiston</span> Australian Paralympic athlete

Sarah Edmiston is an Australian Paralympic athlete who specialises in the discus and shot put. At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships and followed this up with a silver medal in the same event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F64 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and has been selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Martha Sandoval Gustafson is a Mexican-Canadian Paralympic medallist in table tennis, swimming, and athletics. As a Mexican Paralympian, Gustafson won a total of twelve medals, which includes three golds at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and two golds and the 1980 Summer Paralympics. After she moved to Canada in 1981, Gustafson won six golds and one silver at the 1984 Summer Paralympics for Canada. In 2020, Gustafson became part of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valarie Allman</span> American discus thrower (born 1995)

Valarie Carolyn Allman is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw. She is a two time Olympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics. Allman earned bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which made her the first American woman to win a world championship medal in the discus throw and later added a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. She is the North American record holder for the event.

Jamie Whitmore Cardenas is a former American triathlete turned para-cyclist. Whitmore began her sports career competing in the XTERRA Triathlon throughout the 2000s. As a XTERRA triathlete, she won over thirty events and was the XTERRA world champion in 2004. After being diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma in 2008, Whitmore moved to para-cycling in the 2010s and competed in championships held by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

Megan Fisher is a Canadian-American Paralympic athlete. She has won one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal for Team USA at the Paralympic Games.

Renee Danielle Foessel is a Canadian Paralympic athlete who specializes in throwing events in international level events.

Sydney Barta is an American track and field athlete. An amputee, she competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. In 2019, she was awarded US Paralympics Track and Field Female High School Athlete of the Year.

Charlotte Bolton is a Canadian para-athletics athlete who competes in F41 throwing events. She has won a total of 29 medals at the World Dwarf Games and won bronze in discus at the 2023 Parapan American Games.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cassie Mitchell". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  2. "Faculty Profile | Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering". bme.gatech.edu. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  3. "Cassie Mitchell Represents USA in 2012 London Paralympics". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. "Cassie Mitchell". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.