# Kaleigh Grainger

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'''Kaleigh Michelle Grainger''' (born [Dudley](/source/Dudley), [England](/source/England), 28 February 1986) is a British [unicyclist](/source/Unicycling). She won a gold medal at Unicon X, in China, in 2000 when only 14 years old in the pairs freestyle category.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/unicon10/results/Pairs.html |title=Pairs Freestyle |access-date=2007-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107225341/http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/unicon10/results/Pairs.html |archive-date=2007-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kaleigh Grainger, the daughter of Stephen and Elaine Grainger, has been unicycling since she was four years old and learned many skills from her father, a [circus skills](/source/circus_skills) veteran who currently operates his own travelling circus school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shootingstarscircus.co.uk |title = Shooting Stars Circus Skills}}</ref> Her mother died in December 2004, aged 46, after a five-year battle against [cancer](/source/cancer).

In 2001, just after her 15th birthday, Kaleigh became the first unicyclist to appear on '''Aster and Keli''' - one of [Iceland's](/source/Iceland) most popular children's TV programmes. That year, she also made an appearance at the [British Juggling Convention](/source/British_Juggling_Convention) held in [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thebritishjugglingconvention.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=BJC_14,_Cardiff,_2001#Public_Show|title=BJC 14, Cardiff, 2001 - British Juggling Convention Wiki}}</ref> and performed for the British Ambassador in Washington DC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roslynwalker.com/otherperformers.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206070140/http://www.roslynwalker.com/otherperformers.cfm |archive-date=2010-12-06 |title=Roslyn Walker :: Escape Artist - Other Performers}}</ref>

In November 2008 Kaleigh qualified as a [barrister](/source/barrister) gaining the BVC from the [College of Law](/source/College_of_Law), [London](/source/London) and being called at [Inner Temple](/source/Inner_Temple) where she is a member. Kaleigh gained her law degree from [Lancaster University](/source/Lancaster_University), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), in 2007, and is a former pupil of [Sledmere Primary School](/source/Sledmere_Primary_School) in [Dudley](/source/Dudley) and [St Michael's Church of England High School](/source/St_Michael's_Church_of_England_High_School%2C_Rowley_Regis) in nearby [Rowley Regis](/source/Rowley_Regis).

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510112444/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile Kaleigh Grainger's MySpace page]

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Category:Living people
Category:Alumni of Edge Hill University
Category:Alumni of Lancaster University
Category:Unicyclists

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