Kieran Ault-Connell

Kieran John Ault-Connell, OAM^[1] (born 30 July 1981)^[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in Melbourne, and has cerebral palsy.^[2][3] He took up athletics after watching the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.^[3] At the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships, he won two bronze medals in javelin and long jump.^[2] He won two gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the men's 4x100 m relay T38 and the 4x400 m relay T38 events,^[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.^[1] In the process, he set two world records.^[5] At the 2004 Athens Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Javelin F37 event.^[4]

Kieran Ault-Connell

2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Ault-Connell
Personal information
Full name	Kieran John Ault-Connell
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1981-07-30) 30 July 1981 (age 44) Melbourne, Victoria
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	T37, T38
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres Discus throw Javelin throw Long jump
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay T38 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay T38 2004 Athens Javelin throw F37 World Championships 1998 Birmingham Long jump F37 1998 Birmingham Javelin throw F37

Action shot of Ault-Connell (shown centre, in Australian green and gold) during track competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

He was previously married to Australian Paralympic athlete Eliza Ault-Connell and they have two daughters and a son.^[6][7]