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Born | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | April 27, 2000
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Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability class | T13 |
Keegan Gaunt (born April 27, 2000) is a Canadian visually-impaired middle-distance runner.
Gaunt was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is the daughter of Robbi Weldon, a para-cyclist who won gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games, and Robert Gaunt, who won silver on the Canadian men's goalball team at the 1996 Paralympic Games. [1]
Like her mother, Gaunt was diagnosed with Stargardt Disease as a teenager. She trained with the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club. [2] She is a graduate of Merivale High School [2] and has a bachelor of commerce at the University of Guelph. [3]
At the 2018 Canadian Championships, Gaunt won the para-ambulatory 400-metre. [4] She won the Para women's T13 1500-metre title at the Canadian track nationals, setting a new Canadian record. [5] She trained, but did not race during the 2022 season. [2]
Gaunt made her Parapan American Games debut at the 2023 Games in Chile. [3] She placed third in the women's T13 1500-metre race at the Games, but did not receive a medal as there were only three competitors. [6] Gaunt will compete for Canada in the 1500-metre and 400-metre events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] [7]
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