Want to know who is Sammi Kinghorn’s Partner? Samantha Kinghorn made a name for herself as a successful World Champion wheelchair racer and television presenter. The young racer has earned the 200m world record while further announcing herself with not one but double gold at the World Championships in London over 100m and 200m in 2017.
Kinghorn earlier trained with Hannah Cockroft, who is hailed as the greatest female wheelchair racer of all time as she bagged the winning title of her own 100m dash in world record time in Tokyo. Samantha Kinghorn suffered through a terrible accident, but she went on to become an inspiration for athletes and has been talking about her journey of spending five months in the hospital to breaking records as a world champion wheelchair racer.
While the young racer admitted that she thought she would be in bed forever, but then she realized that she could compete in sports in her wheelchair, and that has admittedly been incredible for her. Let us find out all about Sammi Kinghorn’s Partner.
Who Is Sammi Kinghorn’s Partner?
Sammi Kinghorn’s partner is Conor Spence. While the racer is notoriously private about her personal life and intends to keep it that way, the two met when they were in school and have been together since then. While talking about her para Olympics journey, Samantha revealed how Conor had earlier accompanied her on training sessions to encourage her. It was either Conor or Samantha’s father who used to take bikes to keep up.
Samantha further added how her boyfriend is more of a shouter, while her father prefers to chat with her. Kinghorn was later selected for the 100 and 800-meter race events, and she celebrated her selections by drinking chilled champagne with her family and boyfriend.
What Happened To Samantha Kinghorn?
Samantha Kinghorn has looked back at the devastating accident that later proved to be life-changing for her. Kinghorn recalled how she and her father were clearing snow at the farm when she accidentally climbed onto a forklift, and her father lowered the beam onto his daughter, which shattered her spinal cord.
Kinghorn recalled how her mother had to spend the first few weeks in the hospital with her and how she had to quit her job. Samantha Kinghorn admitted that the night she had her accident, she felt like all her dreams had been shattered. However, it was a decade later when Samantha was yearning for her family’s presence so that they could witness her speed to the first Paralympic medal with bronze under the 100m T53 category.
Samantha Kinghorn Opens Up About Her Career
Samantha Kinghorn has admitted that she had a tough time as she felt bad that everyone else was also dealing with the tragic accident. Kinghorn pointed out that when someone sees someone in a wheelchair, they only see the person and their suffering but do not realize what their family has to go through and deal with.
However, her determination and willpower helped Samantha achieve the best as she earned the title of being the fastest-ever female British wheelchair racer over 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m. The racer revealed that this is something that might not have happened in the first place if she was not introduced to the sport by her hospital. Kinghorn also credited her family and her boyfriend for their unconditional support.
Kinghorn identifies herself as a little girl from the Borders as she admittedly never really thought that she would be a Paralympic athlete while adding how she was told that she had a strong upper body and she would move into this sport well and it was meant to be and this is her passion.
