Cassie Mitchell

Cassie Mitchell
Mitchell at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Born (1981-06-08) June 8, 1981
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]
Nationality United States
Alma mater Oklahoma State University
Emory
Georgia Tech
Scientific career
Fields Chemical engineering
Biomedical engineering
Institutions Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering

Cassie Mitchell (born June 8, 1981) is an American engineer and Paralympic cyclist and track and field athlete.

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. Currently, she is a research professor at Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at both universities.[2]

Paralympic career

Cassie Mitchell
Personal information
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Weight 121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Disability class T51/F51
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's Paralympic athletics
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroDiscus F51/52
2016 Rio de JaneiroClub throw F51
IPC Athletics World Championships
2011 ChristchuchDiscus F51/52
2013 LyonDiscus F51/52
2017 LondonDiscus throw - F52
2017 LondonClub throw - F51
Parapan American Games
2015 TorontoDiscus F51/52
2015 Toronto100 m T52
2015 TorontoClub throw F31/32/51
Para-cycling
UCI World Para-cycling Championships
2011H1 road race
2011H1 time trial
National Para-cycling Championships
2010H1 criterium
2011H1 time trial
2011H1 road race
2011H1 criterium
2012H1 time trial

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cassie Mitchell". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Cassie Mitchell Represents USA in 2012 London Paralympics". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cassie Mitchell". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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