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Deon Kenzie

Deon Kenzie
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Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 20)
Devonport, Tasmania
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Paralympic athletics
Event(s) 1500m
Club North West Athletic Club (TAS)
Coached by Mike Gunson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 4.08.51 1500m

Deon Kenzie (born 11 March 1996) is an Australian Para athlete who competes in the T38 (classification) prominently in the 1500m. On 13 December 2014, he set a world record in the Men's 1500m T38. He has won medals at the 2013 and 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. He won a silver medal in the Men's 1500 m T38 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Kenzie was born in Devonport, Tasmania. He has cerebral palsy, which impacts the right side of his body. He has attended Forth Primary, Devonport High School and The Don College. He lives in Forth, Tasmania.

In 2013, Kenzie made his international debut at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France. Competing in the T38 1500m against the likes of Michael McKillop and Abbes Saidi, Kenzie led the first lap before eventually hanging on in the later stages for the bronze medal.

On 13 December 2014, he broke the Men's 1500m T38 world record at an athletics meeting in the Domain Athletic Centre in Hobart. His time of 4.08.51 beat Abbes Saidi of Tunisia world record of 4:09.50 that was set in July 2005. Kenzie is coached by Mike Gunson. The record will need to be ratified by the International Paralympic Committee.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m T38 in a time of 4:11.60. In the Men's 800m T38, whilst sitting in the bronze medal position coming into the home straight, he fell and eventually finished in seventh place in 2:11.58. After winning the bronze medal in the Men's 1500m, he said:"It's a great reward for all the hard work that I’ve put in this year and I can’t wait to get home to start working with Gunner (coach, Mike Gunson) and Philo (Saunders) on a program that will have me in the best possible shape when it counts even more in 2016.


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