Parasport athlete Kadeena Cox won a gold medal in the Women’s C4-5 cycling time trial and another gold in the T38 400-meter sprint. This events makes her the first British Paralympian since Isabel Barr at the 1984 Summer Paralympics to win golds in two categories at the same Games. Kadeena Cox competed in Cycling and Athletics at Tokyo 2020 winning two gold medals at the velodrome in the Mixed 750m Team sprint C1-C5 along with Jaco van Gass and Jody Cundy. And then the 500m time trial C4-C5 before competing in the T38 400 metres where she finished in fourth place.

Kadeena Cox Olympics 2024

The Paralympic cycling team from Great Britain has once again proved that they are a force to reckon with all over the world through a stunning display of athletic prowess and determination. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Team GB was able to perform extraordinarily well as numerous athletes secured medals. Also she broke records while competing within the velodrome.

Kadeena Cox whose name epitomizes Paralympic excellence had so many challenges leading up to the Paris Games. Following a no-show at Tokyo Olympics, Cox embarked on a long journey involving physical rehabilitation alongside mental recovery. Consequently, she became successful beyond limits in Paris clinching gold medal in C4-5 500m time trial event.

More than being her personal triumph, Cox’s victory was symbolic moment with far reaching impacts into history books. Kadeena Cox set records with her 35.596 seconds performance. She set a new world record thus showing just how far ahead we have come in as far as Paralympic cycling is concerned. This is what consolidates her position among the most versatile and successful para-athletes of this generation.

How much is the Net worth of Kadeena Cox?

Kadeena Cox, a British parasport athlete and professional TV presenter, appears to make a respectable living. She has come a long way to become one of the world’s best parasport competitors, taking home numerous medals, and breaking previous records. Her physical competitions and television appearances are her main sources of revenue. She is thought to be worth $2.5 million in total, taking into account all of her earnings.

Early Years and Bio

In Leeds, England, on March 10, 1991, Kadeena Cox was born. She was born Kadeena Cox. She is a citizen of Great Britain. Her zodiac sign is Pisces, and she is of African-American descent. Her parents are British citizens who originally hail from Jamaica.

Together with her sister, Kadeena was raised in Chapeltown, Leeds, middle school. She then enrolled in Wetherby High School before going on to Manchester Metropolitan University to pursue a degree in physiotherapy. She began experimenting with several sports at the age of 15 after her hockey coach encouraged her to do so.

The Paralympian: Kadeena Cox’s Disability

Kadeena Cox suffers from multiple sclerosis, a disability. It is an autoimmune condition that targets the brain and spinal cord (CNS). She is under the T38 and C4 disability. It mostly affects the brain and spinal cord, which causes problems with balance, vision, and arm or leg mobility. Nearly 6 years ago, the Paralympian received his impairment diagnosis. On May 18, 2014, she was sent to the hospital after exhibiting odd symptoms.

At the time, her doctors made the stroke diagnosis for her. Only two months of physiotherapy were required for Cox to recover from his illness and resume normal health. On September 15 of the same year, the runner started to feel burning in her right arm. Later, the numbness spread to her legs, making her nervous about having another stroke. She received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis after undergoing various testing. Athletes nevertheless managed to win gold medals and establish new marks despite their disabilities.

What is the Professional Career of Kadeena Cox?

Kadeena Cox began her athletic career by participating in regional under-17 competitions. She achieved multiple top finishes in the 100m events. In 2007, she earned the bronze medal in the 200-meter race at the Manchester Open and the 60-meter race at the England Athletics Open Championships. She achieved a new personal best in the 200 meters at the 2012 BUCS Championships in the Olympic Park. After that she came in third position. Aslo, She broke the 12-second barrier in the 100m at the Northern Athletics Championships a year later, recording a mark of 11.97.

She was classified as a T37 track and field athlete after discovering her condition, allowing her to continue her sprinting career, as well as a C2 track cyclist, allowing her to compete in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. After being chosen for the Great Britain athletics team, she competed in the T37 100- and 200-meter sprints at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha. She was disqualified from her final event of the competition, the T37 200-meter sprint, for missing registration by one minute. At the Rio Olympics, Kadeena earned gold in the T38 400-meter race, silver in the T35-38 4×100-meter relay, and bronze in the T38 100-meter race.

She also came in fourth with a timing of 1:01.16, which was a season high at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics. Also, She took home the gold in the C1-5 Mixed Gender Sprint Time Trial at the British National Track Championships in September 2015. She competed at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in March 2016 in Montichiari, Italy, and set a new world record in the 500-meter time trial to take home the gold medal. She presently takes part in sprint events in T38 para-athletics and C4 para-cycling.

TV appearances

In December 2016, Kadeena Cox made her on-screen debut on the British television game show “Celebrity Mastermind.” She and Ellis Ware worked together to win the second Celebrity Robot Wars 2016 episode in the same year. She participated in the winter sports competition on the British television program The Jump. But owing to the numerous injuries that competitors sustained in 2017, her financing was halted while she was on the program.

Also she took part in “The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off on Channel 4 in support of Stand Up to Cancer” in April 2018. In September 2021, she triumphed in the 16th season of BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef. The 21st season of the British reality television series “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” debuted on November 21, 2021, and Kadeena has been competing on it.

Does Kadeena Cox have partner?

Kadeena Cox is not married yet, and there is no any rumors about her partners, dating. Her private life has not been made public. The athlete seemed to be much more concerned with her professional than personal life. She resides in London, England, at the moment.

In addition, for her contributions to athletics, she was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honors. At the Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs). Which were presented at the London Hilton on Park Lane in March 2017. She also took up the Sporting Equals Sportswoman of the Year honor.

What is the Height of Kadeena Cox?

Kadeena Cox, a stunning woman in her early 30s, with a toned physique. She is a tall woman, standing at 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 meters). And she weighs about 60 kilograms (132 lbs). Although she has, black hair and brown eyes with beautifyl smile.

 

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Social Media Accounts

The athlete is very active on social media, with over 316.5k followers on her Tik Tok account. She has 147k followers on her verified Instagram account, (@kad21), 14.8k followers on her verified Twitter account (@kad c), and over 1.2 k followers on Youtube.