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}} Katie Kelly (born 6 February 1975) is an Australian paratriathlete, who has a degenerative disease known as Usher syndrome, meaning she is deaf and blind. Kelly began competing in the PT5 paratriathlon classification in February 2015 when her condition deteriorated to a legally blind state.〔 Kelly has just 30 per cent of her vision.〔 Kelly with her guide Michellie Jones won a gold medal at the 2015 ITU World Championships Final. ==Personal== Kelly was born on 6 February 1975 in Casino, New South Wales. She is one of five siblings, all of whom were heavily into sport. At the age of five she was diagnosed with poor hearing and subsequently has worn hearing aids. 〔 In her mid-20s diagnosed with Usher Syndrome by that an ophthalmologist. 〔 The loss of vision meant that she forfeited her drivers licence. In January 2015, she was declared legally blind by an ophthalmologist..〔 Kelly was educated St Ursula's College, Toowoomba. She completed a Bachelor of Sports Management from Griffith University. In 2009, she gained her Masters from the University of Technology Sydney. Kelly has worked in the sports industry in roles with the National Rugby League, Melbourne Storm, ANZ Stadium, Newcastle Knights, Northern Territory Dept Sport and Recreation and Athletics NSW. She has also done pro bono work as media liaison officer for the Australian Blind Cricket Team and was a former media liaison officer for the Australian Deaflympic team at the 2005 Deaflympics that was held in Melbourne and was also a DSA board member.〔 Kelly now resides in Canberra, Australia where she trains with Head Coach of the Australian Paralympic team, Corey Bacon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Katie Kelly (Paralympic triathlete)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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