Keegan Gaunt

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Keegan Gaunt
Personal information
Born (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 25)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Sport
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class T13

Keegan Gaunt (born April 27, 2000) is a Canadian visually-impaired middle-distance runner.

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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 competed for Canada in the 1500-metre and 400-metre events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] [7] She placed twelfth out of fourteen athletes in the 400-metre heats with a time of 1:03:16 and did not advance to the finals. [8] [9] She placed ninth in the women’s T13 1500-metre. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Rinne, Gary (July 29, 2024). "Thunder Bay athlete named to Paralympic team". Thunder Bay News Watch. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Cleary, Martin (November 16, 2023). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Keegan Gaunt overcomes hurdles for berth on Canada's Parapan American Games team". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Rinne, Gary (October 11, 2023). "Thunder Bay athlete named to Parapan Am Games team". Thunder Bay News Watch. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. "Lions earn full set of medals on day two of Canadian Championships - Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club". Ottawa Lions. July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. Francis, Anne (June 27, 2021). "Staehli and Philibert-Thiboutot take 1,500m titles at Canadian track nationals in Montreal". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. Denver, Riley (November 22, 2023). "Parapan Am Recap: Double Bronze on the Second Day of Athletics". Athletics Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  7. Daignault, Louis (July 25, 2024). "Team of 20 Para athletics competitors nominated to Paris 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  8. Plouffe, Dan; Beauchemin, Adam; Starr, Jackson; LeBoutillier, Kaitlyn (September 6, 2024). "OATP Day 8: Keegan Gaunt goes for it in finale of first Paralympics, Brianna Hennessy seeks paddling podium". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  9. Mandarino, Alex (September 6, 2024). "A Jam-packed Day for Canada's Para athletics Team as a Decorated Paralympian adds Another". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. Maat, Sarah (August 31, 2024). "Paris 2024 Day 3 Recap: Nicholas Bennett and Tess Routliffe each take silver in the pool". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 9, 2024.