Cassie Mitchell
Cassie Mitchell | |
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 Mitchell at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |
| Born | 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 chemist 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
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | T52/F52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ^ a b c d e "Cassie Mitchell". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Cassie Mitchell Represents USA in 2012 London Paralympics". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved July 11, 2013. [dead link]
- ^ Cassie Mitchell. rio2016.com
External links
- American female cyclists
- American female discus throwers
- 21st-century American chemists
- Disabled track and field athletes
- Paralympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Muskogee, Oklahoma
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Women chemists
- 21st-century women scientists
- Scientists from Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University alumni
- Emory University alumni
- Georgia Institute of Technology alumni
- Emory University faculty
- Georgia Institute of Technology faculty
- American chemical engineers
- Biomedical engineers