Eliza Ault-Connell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eliza Ault-Connell
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1981(1981-09-19)
Age	43
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Virgo

Eliza Ault-Connell Biography

Eliza Ault-Connell is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on September 19, 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Eliza Jane Ault Connell was born in Sydney, New South Wales on the 19th of September, 1981. In 1997 at the age 16 she was close to dying due to meningococcal infection. Her legs were removed above the knees just within two days of contracting the disease. She explained “Amputation wasn’t a decision I had to make: I was in a coma at the time. Mum and Dad were told that’s what had to be done to save my life, so in that sense there was no choice.” Then she had to take the decision to have the majority of her fingers of each hand removed. She was hospitalized for six months, and in 1998, she received prosthetic legs.

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours “for significant service to community health, and as a Paralympic athlete.”

The first major international event for Ault-Connell was the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she won the bronze medal in the women’s Wheelchair 800m. In 2002, at the IPC Athletics World Championships, she participated in three events and earned the silver medal in the women’s 400m T54 race. The 2004 Olympic Games, she placed second in the demonstration event of the Women’s 1500 m wheelchair as well as the Women’s 800 m wheelchair. She also took part at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. The 2004 Athens Paralympics she participated in five events but failed to medal. Ault-Connell was the winner of three consecutive Oz Day 10K Wheelchair Road Race between 2004 and the year 2006. She was awarded an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s 800m T54 event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. In the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships, she participated in three events and earned the bronze medal in the women’s 800m T54 event.

Eliza Ault-Connell Net Worth

Eliza Ault-Connell is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eliza Ault-Connell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Eliza Ault-Connell, AM (nee Stankovic born on 19th September, 1981) is an Australian wheelchair racer who has competed in the Paralympic as well as Olympic Games. She was diagnosed with meningococcal disease, and is a key player in enhancing the Australian community’s understanding of the illness.

Prior to her disease, Ault-Connell excelled in netball and basketball. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1998. began running with her prosthetic legs and was classified as a as a T44 athlete. However, she was required to switch to wheelchair racing and be T54 athlete because of an issue with the bone of the stump.

At the 2019 London Marathon which was also the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships marathon event, she finished fourth in the Women’s T46. At 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she won the bronze medal in the Women’s 800m T54.

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Facts & Trivia

Eliza Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Eliza Ault-Connell celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.

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Men’s para athletics
Representing Australia
World Championships
| 1998 Birmingham| Long jump F37
| 1998 Birmingham| Javelin throw F37

How many medals has Eliza Ault-Connell won?

Since making her international debut in 2002, Eliza has won three World Championships medals, three Commonwealth Games medals , and placed second in a demonstration event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. At her second Paralympics at Tokyo 2020, she contested in three different T54 events.

Why is Eliza in a wheelchair?

Eliza Ault-Connell was 16 when she lost her legs and fingers to meningococcal disease. She speaks to Kurt about representing Australia in wheelchair racing and how COVID-19 impacted her return to the Paralympics.

What is Eliza Ault Connell disability?

Eliza Ault-Connell, AM (née Stankovic; born 19 September 1981) is an Australian wheelchair racer, who competed at Paralympic and Olympic Games. She survived meningococcal disease and plays a major role in improving the Australian community’s awareness of the disease.