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Michelle Stilwell (Michelle Bauknecht) was born on 4 July, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian athlete and politician. Discover Michelle Stilwell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

Popular As Michelle Bauknecht
Occupation N/A
Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 4 July 1974
Birthday 4 July
Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Michelle Stilwell Height, Weight & Measurements

At 49 years old, Michelle Stilwell height is 1.7 m and Weight 51 kg.

Physical Status
Height 1.7 m
Weight 51 kg
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Who Is Michelle Stilwell's Husband?

Her husband is Mark Stilwell (m. 1997)

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Husband Mark Stilwell (m. 1997)
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Michelle Stilwell Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michelle Stilwell worth at the age of 49 years old? Michelle Stilwell’s income source is mostly from being a successful athlete. She is from Canada. We have estimated Michelle Stilwell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income athlete

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1974

Michelle Stilwell (nee Bauknecht; born July 4, 1974) is a Canadian athlete and politician.

Michelle Bauknecht was born on July 4, 1974, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

She is the youngest of four children, and worked at her parents' hotel in her youth.

Weeks before graduating from River East Collegiate, she broke her neck from a fall at the age of 17 and became an incomplete quadriplegic, with limited hand and wrist functions.

1996

After the accident, she competed in wheelchair basketball, through which she met her husband Mark Stilwell at the 1996 National Championships in Montreal.

1997

Stilwell stayed in Calgary from 1997 until 2000 to train for the Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team, winning gold at the 1998 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.

1999

Stilwell eventually moved to Calgary, and completed her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at the University of Calgary in 1999.

2000

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.

She then competed as a reserve for Team Canada at the 2000 Paralympic Games, where her team won the gold medal.

2001

Afterwards, Stilwell, her husband Mark, and their newborn son moved to Parksville, British Columbia in 2001.

However, Stilwell was forced to forgo wheelchair basketball after undergoing surgery for a herniated brain stem.

Although unable to compete at the national level, Stilwell continued to play basketball locally where she was spotted by coach Peter Lawless, who convinced her to try for wheelchair racing.

2006

At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships, she won gold in the women's T52 200m event, and silver in the women's T52 100m event.

2008

Stilwell qualified for the 2008 Paralympic Games where she won two gold medals in the women's T52 200m and 100m events.

2011

At the 2011 World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, she won the gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m events, as well as the silver medal in the 800m event; she set the World Championship records in the 100m and 200m races.

2012

At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Stilwell defended her Paralympic gold medal in the women's 200m event in 33.80 seconds, shattering her Games record by over two seconds.

Four days later, Stilwell captured a silver medal in the 100m event after mishap caused her to fall behind Marieke Vervoort.

2013

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.

The following year, she competed in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships and won gold at the 100m, 200m and 800m events, setting a new world record in the women's T52 800m race.

With incumbent BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly for Parksville-Qualicum Ron Cantelon declining to seek re-election, Stilwell was acclaimed as the party's candidate for the riding in the 2013 provincial election.

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at the May election, and was named government caucus chair and Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living in June 2013, before adding Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health for Seniors to her responsibilities in June 2014.

2015

She took the gold medal in the women's T52 100m event at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto.

Following Don McRae's resignation from cabinet, Stilwell was sworn in as Minister for Social Development and Social Innovation in February 2015.

2016

In 2016, her last Paralympic Games, Stilwell earned gold medals at the women's 100m and 400m events, setting a Paralympics record during the latter race with a time of one minute and 5.42 seconds.

The following year, Stilwell announced her retirement from competitive sports.

2017

She was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

She was named to the board of directors of the Canadian Paralympic Committee in 2022.

Stilwell was re-elected in 2017 and retained her post in Premier Christy Clark's cabinet, until the Liberal minority government's defeat in a non-confidence motion.

After the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) formed government in July 2017, Stilwell served on the Official Opposition bench as critic for Tourism, Arts and Culture for the remainder of the 41st Parliament.

2020

After losing her seat in the 2020 election to BC NDP candidate Adam Walker, Stilwell joined CVM Medical as director of COVID-19 rapid testing in 2021.