Michelle Stilwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian wheelchair racer and basketball player
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Michelle Stilwell
- Michelle Stilwell (born July 4, 1974) is a Canadian wheelchair racer and politician.
- She is the only female Paralympic athlete to win gold medals in two separate summer sport events.
- Stilwell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a BC Liberal candidate for Parksville-Qualicum in the 2013 provincial election.After serving as Caucus Chair and Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living and Seniors, Stilwell was sworn in on February 2, 2015 as Minister for Social Development and Social Innovation.In Sydney, during the 2000 Paralympic Games, she and her team won Gold in wheelchair basketball.
- by beating Australia in the final 46–27.
- At the time, she was the only female paraplegic to compete in Basketball at the Paralympic Games.
- In Beijing, during the 2008 Paralympic Games, she won two gold medals in the woman's T52 200m and 100m events.At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Stilwell defended her Paralympic gold medal in the women’s 200m in 33.80 seconds, shattering her Games record by over two seconds.
- Four days later, Stilwell captured a silver medal in the 100m. She currently holds the world record in the 100m at 18.67, the 200m at 33.58, and the 800m at 2:14.79 in the T52 class.
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