Michelle Stilwell

Michelle Stilwell
Stilwell at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Parksville-Qualicum
In office
May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2020
Preceded byRon Cantelon
Succeeded byAdam Walker
Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation of British Columbia
In office
February 2, 2015 – July 18, 2017
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byDon McRae
Succeeded byShane Simpson (Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction)
Personal details
Born
Michelle Bauknecht

(1974-07-04) July 4, 1974 (age 50)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Mark Stilwell
(m. 1997)
Residence(s)Parksville, British Columbia[1]
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Sports career
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Disability classT52
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Women's para athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100m T52
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200m T52
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200m T52
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100m T52
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m T52
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m T52
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100m T52

Michelle Stilwell (nee Bauknecht; born July 4, 1974) is a Canadian athlete and politician. She represented Canada at four Summer Paralympic Games (2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016), as well as the 2015 Parapan American Games. She competed in wheelchair basketball before becoming a wheelchair racer, and is the only female Paralympic athlete to win gold medals in two separate summer sport events.[2]

As a politician, she represented the electoral district of Parksville-Qualicum in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2013 to 2020 as part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, and served as Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation of British Columbia from 2015 to 2017.

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  2. ^ Freeborn, Jeremy (July 19, 2022). "Michelle Stilwell". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 19, 2023.