Birth Name: | Millicent Genevieve Knight |
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Birth Place: | Canterbury, Kent, UK |
Birth Sign: | Capricorn |
Mother: | Suzanne Knight |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 154 lbs |
Ethnicity: | White |
Eye Color: | Light Brown |
Hair Color: | Brown |
Date of Birth: | 15/01/1999 |
Age: | 26 years old |
Nationality: | British |
Net Worth: | $200,000 |
College: | Stirling University |
Website: | millieknight.co.uk |
Millie Knight is a British Paralympic athlete. She is 3 times Paralympic medalist and two times Paralympian Downhill World Champion. Millie Knight’s net worth is estimated to be $200,000. For the time being, she is single and dating no one.
Millie Knight was born on the 15th of January 1999 in Canterbury, United Kingdom. She began skiing since the age of 6 and loves every minute of it. After completing high school from Kings School, Knight is currently studying Psychology at the Stirling University. Along with studying, she often competes in skiing championships. She competes in the visually-impaired category.
The well-known Paralympic athlete Millie Knight’s net worth is estimated at $200,000. She earned thousands of dollars for her net value from her career as an athlete. Knight also receives prize money from her country for the medals she wins in International competitions.
Millie Knight is earning numerous medals, titles as well as money from her career as a Paralympian Skier. Image Credit: Huffington Post.
Also, various sponsors support Millie Knight in her career. Knight receives funding from UK Sport and many local sponsors in Kent. Alongside that, the Disability Snowsports UK charity is also supporting her financially and mentally since her early days.
The 19-year-old visually impaired athlete Millie Knight is single and has no boyfriend. There is no any record of Millie having any past affairs or dating anyone too. It seems Millie Knight is just focusing on her career and studies at the moment. She might not be interested in being in any passionate relationships for now.
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Talking about her parents, she has never mentioned about her father in her social pages. But she is very close to her mother, Suzanne Knight. Suzanne Knight’s Instagram page is full of her daughter’s photos. In another side, Millie Knights also never miss out to show her love for her mom through her social pages.
Millie Knight was a healthy child during her birth. Just a year after her birth in 2000, she had an infection in her right eye. She lost the majority of her eyesight in that eye. Again, five years later the same type of infection affected her left eye too. So, just a few percentages of vision is left in her.
Uvex always protecting my eyes ? @uvexsafetygroup #unilife #onions pic.twitter.com/H8QXZxz3Nx
— Millie Knight (@knight_millie) September 16, 2018
Despite the vision disability, Millie gained a passion for skiing. Her mom always supported and guided her to achieve her dream. Her same determination along with family and friend’s support made her a successful and inspiring skier at present.
Till date, the Paralympian Millie Knight has won many medals, and not only her family but also has made her country proud. Here is a table representing some of the medals won by Millie Knight.
Year and Competition | Medal |
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2018 PyeonChang Paralympic Winter Games, Downhill | Silver |
2018 PyeonChang Paralympic Winter Games, Super-G | Silver |
2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, Downhill | Gold |
2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, Slalom | Silver |
2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | Silver |
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