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This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more Paralympic gold medals. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
Long before the Paralympic Games, American gymnast George Eyser, who had a wooden leg, competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics, and won three gold medals, two silver and a bronze, including a gold in the vault, an event which then included a jump over a long horse without aid of a springboard.
Name Gold Silver Bronze Sport Games State Refs Alicia Aberley: 0 2 2 Swimming 2000: New South Wales [1] Ashley Adams: 0 1 1 Shooting 2004: Queensland [2] Julianne Adams: 0 1 0 Wheelchair basketball 2000 [3] [4] Rene Ahrens: 0 0 2 Athletics 1980, 1988 [5] Dylan Alcott: 1 0 0 Wheelchair basketball 2008 [6] Bryce Alman: 0 2 0 Wheelchair rugby 2000 ...
In the Rio 2016 Paralympics Storey became Britain's most successful female Paralympian when she won the C5 3000m individual pursuit final. [67] She became the first athlete to win the gold medal for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics when she defended her Paralympic title in the women's individual pursuit C5 event. [68]
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Jessica Tatiana Long PLY (born February 29, 1992) is a Russian-born American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events.
She became the first Australian Paralympian to be awarded Legend status. [43] Sauvage was awarded Paralympics Australia 2020 Coach of the Year. [44] In November 2021, she was awarded New South Wales Institute of Sport Coach if the Year. [45] Several Paralympians cite Sauvage as inspiring them to become athletes, including wheelchair racer Kurt ...
In October 2012, Clegg won "Para Athlete of the Year" at the Scottish Athletics awards and was presented with her award by fellow GB Paralympian David Weir. [20] She won the award again in October 2013. [21] In 2013, Clegg won double silver at the IPC World Championships in Lyon clocking 12.23 and 25.31 over 100m and 200m respectively.