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Kurt Fearnley (Kurt Harry Fearnley) was born on 23 March, 1981 in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian wheelchair racer. Discover Kurt Fearnley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
| Popular As |
Kurt Harry Fearnley |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
42 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
23 March, 1981 |
| Birthday |
23 March |
| Birthplace |
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous Racer with the age 42 years old group.
Kurt Fearnley Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Kurt Fearnley height is 1.4 m and Weight 50 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.4 m |
| Weight |
50 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Kurt Fearnley's Wife?
His wife is Sheridan Fearnley (m. 2010)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Sheridan Fearnley (m. 2010) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Emilia Fearnley, Harry Fearnley |
Kurt Fearnley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kurt Fearnley worth at the age of 42 years old? Kurt Fearnley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. He is from Australia. We have estimated Kurt Fearnley'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 |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Racer |
Kurt Fearnley Social Network
Timeline
Kurt Harry Fearnley, (born 23 March 1981) is an Australian wheelchair racer, who has won gold medals at the Paralympic Games and crawled the Kokoda Track without a wheelchair.
He has a congenital disorder called sacral agenesis which prevented fetal development of certain parts of his lower spine and all of his sacrum.
In Paralympic events he is classified in the T54 classification.
He focuses on long and middle-distance wheelchair races, and has also won medals in sprint relays.
Fearnley was born on 23 March 1981 in Cowra, New South Wales as the youngest of five children.
He was born with sacral agenesis; he is missing certain parts of his lower spine and all of his sacrum.
At the time of his birth, doctors did not believe he would live longer than a week.
At school, he took part in all sports, including athletics and rugby league.
He won his first athletics medal in the long jump.
He took up wheelchair racing at the age of 14 and took it to an elite level at the age of 17.
After leaving Blayney High School, he moved to Sydney to train and start a Bachelor of Human Movement degree.
He lives in Newcastle and is a teacher.
He is 1.4 m tall and weighs 50 kg.
In 1997, Fearnley was a member of the Western Region Academy of Sport and by the 2000 Sydney Paralympics was representing Australia.
At these Games, Fearnley won two silver medals in the 800 m and 4×100 m relay events.
He also represented his country in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500 m wheelchair, where he came 4th.
He participated in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, finishing his Paralympic Games career with thirteen medals (three gold, seven silver and three bronze).
He went to the 2002 IPC Athletics World Championships in Birmingham, England and finished 7th in both the 400 m and 800 m T54 events.
At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 5th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500 m wheelchair.
Following this he won two gold medals in the 5000 m T54 and marathon T54 events at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.
At the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Netherlands, he won three gold medals and one bronze medal.
Participating in his third Paralympics in Beijing, he won a gold medal in the marathon T54, two silver medals in the 800 m T54 and 5000 m T54 events and a bronze medal in the 1500 m T54 event.
On 30 September 2009, Fearnley conducted a training climb of Sydney's Centrepoint Tower's 1,504 fire stairs in 20 minutes, taking them two at a time.
While far short of the 6m 52s record for the annual charity climb (Sydney Tower Run-up), the Tower's manager said this was quicker than the 25 minutes required by most able-bodied people.
In 2009, he won his fourth New York City Marathon title, his third consecutive title in the Chicago Marathon and victories in Seoul, Paris, London and Sydney.
In November 2009, Fearnley crawled the Kokoda Trail accompanied by family and friends in support of Movember and Beyond Blue.
He completed the 96 km journey in 10 days.
In 2009, he was awarded the Young Australian of the Year for New South Wales.
Fearnley is active in advocacy work, and has been an ambassador for the Don't DIS my ABILITY campaign for four years.
In 2010, Fearnley married Sheridan Rosconi at Glenrock Lagoon.
Fearnley and Rosconi met while studying at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales.
He was also a 2010 International Day of People with Disability Ambassador.
In 2010, Fearnley competed again in the New York marathon, which he came in third.
In the same year his image was featured on the medal for the 2010 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival.
He also won a gold medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in the 1500 m T54 event.
In early 2011 at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, he won the marathon.
Their first son, Harry, was born in 2013 with a second child, a daughter Emilia born in 2017.
In 2014, his autobiography, Pushing the Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda, was published.
He won a gold and silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was the Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony.
