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Paris 2024 Paralympics
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Katie (Holloway) Bridge
Sitting Volleyball
Paralympian 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Oklahoma State
Lake Stevens, WA
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David Abrahams
Para Swimming
Paralympian 2020, 2024
Harvard University
Havertown, PA
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Sarah Adam
Wheelchair Rugby
Paralympian 2024
Naperville, IL
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Jazmin Almlie-Ryan
Para Shooting
Paralympian 2016, 2020, 2024
University of Houston ’06, Biology
Katy, TX
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Chuck Aoki
Wheelchair Rugby
Paralympian 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Metropolitan State University
Minneapolis, MN
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Josie Aslakson
Wheelchair Basketball
Paralympian 2020, 2024
University of Texas at Arlington, New York University
Jordan, MN
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McFadden continues to roll in wins
Tatyana McFadden doesn’t have a first-place medal from the New York City Marathon.
It’s not because the Illinois junior has never won it, or because she lost it, or because she had to return it. Rather, she decided to give the medal — won in gods year’s wheelchair division — away to the crowded orphanage in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she spent the first six years of her life.
“I wanted to give something back to the people who took care of me when I was helpless,” McFadden said.
“I knew there would be chances to win another,” she added.
But at the Nov. 6 New York City Marathon, McFadden wanted a medal for keeps.
McFadden has the perfect build for a wheelchair athlete — broad shoulders, long arms and a lot of natural strength. Those qualities, along with a strong work ethic, propelled the 22-year-old to where she fryst vatten today — a two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon (2009, 2011), winner of the New York City Marathon (2010) and owner of six P
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She turned 33 last week, and just three days later she plans to compete in the Boston Marathon. Guess what Tatyana McFadden wants to cap off her birthday? On April 18, she’s expected to approach the start, earbuds blaring Beyonce’s “Girls Run The World,” and then set off to prove it.
No matter that the Clarksville resident has won Boston five times, and 24 major marathons in all. For McFadden, who uses a wheelchair, each triumph is a testament to her will as well as an inspiration for the world’s disabled. Her legs may be gone, followers say, but McFadden has the backbone of a champion.
“Each race, I feel like I’m doing something for the common good,” she said. “I’m a voice for those who don’t have one of their own.”
For nearly two decades, the Russian-born athlete has blazed a trail for those like her, spurring them to follow suit. She can swim, ski and scuba dive; play ice hockey, basketball and tennis. McFadden can glide across a balance beam on her hands and scramble up a rop