Keegan Gaunt
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| Born | April 27, 2000 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
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| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | T13 |
Keegan Gaunt (born April 27, 2000) is a Canadian visually-impaired middle-distance runner.
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Rinne, Gary (July 29, 2024). "Thunder Bay athlete named to Paralympic team". Thunder Bay News Watch. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Rinne, Gary (October 11, 2023). "Thunder Bay athlete named to Parapan Am Games team". Thunder Bay News Watch. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Denver, Riley (November 22, 2023). "Parapan Am Recap: Double Bronze on the Second Day of Athletics". Athletics Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Female competitors in athletics with disabilities
- Visually impaired middle-distance runners
- University of Guelph alumni
- Sportspeople from Thunder Bay
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen