A role model for millions, Kadeena is a true inspiration for all proving that if you set your mind to a goal, anything is possible. disabled people across the UK. Find out which sport is right for you and where you can go to play it. In her first international competition, Cox won T37 100m gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships. In her first international competition, Cox won T37 100m gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships.


No no, I’m fine. Why did I stand on the scales?!? In 2017 Cox claimed three medals on home soil at the World Championships in London with 400m gold, 100, silver and 200m bronze.

We take your privacy seriously and you can I’d not eaten in over 24 ... Kads maybe you should eat something before this session!? I think I wa... I’m sat looking at the empty plate, regretting every mouthful I ate. A sprinter from an early age, Kadeena Cox entered Para athletics in 2015 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her first major success was at the British Cycling National Track Championships where she won the first British title of her career in the C1-5 500 metre time-trial.

2016 Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2019 World Para Athletics World Championships, Dubai, UAE, 2017 World Athletics Championships, London, UK, 2016 European Championships, Grosseto, Italy, 2015 World Athletics Championships, Doha, Qatar, 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton (Canada), 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Apeldoorn (Netherlands), 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Montichiari, Italy. Coxis also a GB cyclist and began her cycling journey in June 2015, travelling to her first major event in Maniago, Italy, as an independent rider. Kads maybe you should eat something before this session!? An able-bodied athlete just 2 years prior to Rio 2016, Kadeena set her sights on securing a place on the Team GB Winter Olympic team. They say a photo speaks a thousand words.

Athletics: T38 400m (1:00:71 W Record), 200m, 100m, 4x400m relayCycling: C4 500m sprint (34.59s W Record), Biggest sporting accolade: 2 x Paralympic Gold, World Records in both Athletics & Cycling, “live life to the max – I rule MS, MS doesn’t rule me”. She is the black British athlete to ever win a medal in the Olympics/Paralympics in cycling and is using her platform to help implement change for the BAME community in sport. At Rio 2016 Cox won three medals in athletics with gold in the T38 400m, silver in the 4x100m and bronze in the 100m. Her time in cycling was faster than any Team GB able-bodied rider has ridden at an Olympic or Paralympic Games; not bad for somebody that ‘only got on a bicycle as a form of rehab’ 18 months earlier. Cox was selected for the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, and after being re-classified as a C4 won the 500 metre time-trial in a new world record time of 37.456.
movement, with your support, to break down barriers for opt out at any time In December that year Cox suffered a knee injury which kept her out of both sports for a significant period of time. Paralympic athlete Kadeena Cox, born 10 March 1991, competes for in Athletics, Cycling Kadeena became the first person for 32 years to win 2 gold medals in 2 different sports at a Paralympic Games; winning the T38 athletics 400m and C4 cycling 500m time trial setting new world records in both. 5,580 Followers, 1,100 Following, 803 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kadeena Cox (@kad21) The Manchester-based athlete has since been reclassified to the T38 class, where she won 100m bronze at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships. No no, I’m fine. She was classified as a C2 and completed the time-trial. never sell your data on. Sign up to our email list to get updates on the team and the Privacy Policy. The star of the Rio Paralympic Games, Kadeena came away with 4 medals and was given the honour of being the Team GB flag-bearer. Wij willen hier een beschrijving geven, maar de site die u nu bekijkt staat dit niet toe. This victory allowed Cox to complete the unique achievement of becoming a world champion in two different sports. She also completed a remarkable achievement by claiming a gold medal in cycling with victory in the C4-5 time trial to become the first British Paralympian for 32 years to win medals in two different sports. All I’m doing is drills and strides, I don’t need to eat befor... ©2019 by Kadeena Proudly created with Wix.com. We may include relevant updates from our trusted partners, but will A sprinter from an early age, Kadeena Cox entered Para athletics in 2015 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Born: 10 / 03 / 1991 – Leeds, UK. Sep 3, 2019; 4 min; 12 months to Tokyo. Kadeena Cox. Heartbreakingly, she suffered a stroke and was subsequently diagnosed with MS. Not letting anything stop her achieving her dreams, Kadeena is now  making enormous strides in the world of para-sport and has a total of 5 World Championship gold medals & 4 Paralympic medals across 2 sports.

She carried this form into her next major para-cycling event, the Manchester International, winning gold in the team sprint alongside Jody Cundy and Jon Allen-Butterworth. Kadeena Cox. inside track on our sporting heroes – We're building a

I don’t know who took the photo, but they captured amazingly where my head was at. Read more about Cundy secures 11th successive title as Cox revels in World Championship honours, Read more about Storey leads GB squad in her return to Worlds, Read more about World records tumble at National Championships, Read more about Home comforts for Great Britain with golds galore in Manchester, Read more about Cundy bags double gold on historic day at Track World Cup, Read more about Cox is ready to get back on the bike at Track World Cup, Read more about Cox, Storey and Cockroft to the fore on historic day for ParalympicsGB. Kadeena Cox. With an incredible story of strength and resilience, Kadeena is undoubtedly going to be at the top of the Paralympic movement for years to come. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis(MS) following a stroke diagnosis just 4 months earlier, Kadeena was plunged into a world she didn't expect Just a few weeks later she returned to the saddle and won two silver medals (500m and team sprint) at the Para cycling Track World Championships in Milton, Canada. Athletics: T38 400m (1:00:71 W Record), 200m, 100m, 4x400m relayCycling: C4 500m sprint (34.59s W Record) Biggest sporting accolade: 2 x Paralympic Gold, World Records in both Athletics & Cycling Despite admitting that the problem still had to be managed, Cox returned to the velodrome to reclaim her C4 500m world title in Apeldoorn in 2019. Wishing I could just take it all back out. 1.7K likes.