Courtney Knight is a

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competing mainly in category P13 discus throw events. Knight competed in the

1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...

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, Georgia, United States. There she won a silver medal in the women's Discus throw - F12 event and finished fourth in the women's Pentathlon - P10-12 event. She also competed at the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was the last time that the Summer Paralympics were organized by two different Organ ...

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. There she won a silver medal in the women's Pentathlon - P13 event and finished fourth in the women's Discus throw - F13 event. She also competed at the

2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...

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. There she won a bronze medal in the women's Discus throw - F13 event

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