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Even as vendors touted advantages of more complicated prostheses over simple peg legs, [3] according to a contemporary surgeon, many patients found a peg leg more comfortable for walking. [4] According to medical reports, some amputees were able to adjust to the use of a peg leg so well that they could walk 10, or even 30, miles in one day. [5]
Due to a condition called pre-femoral focal disorder, St. John had her right leg amputated below the knee when she was 5 years old. She graduated from The Bishop's School in 1982, [ 10 ] and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1986, St. John won a Rhodes Scholarship to Trinity College, Oxford , [ 11 ] where she earned her M ...
Amy Palmiero-Winters (born August 18, 1972) is a below-knee amputee, long-distance runner, and triathlete. She holds eleven world records in various events. In 2010, she was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States and the ESPN ESPY Award as the top female athlete with a disability in the world.
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Inspired by amputee marathon runner Paddy Rossbach, [2] Reinertsen began to run at age 11. At her first international track meet, when she was 13, she broke the 100 m world record for female above-knee amputees. [2] Her T42 400 m world record time, set in 1999, still stands today. [3] Reinertsen was a member of the US Disabled Track Team for 7 ...
She also became the first female lower-leg amputee to complete an XTERRA off-road triathlon. [5] Prior to leaving for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Fisher began studying for her doctorate in physical therapy at the University of Washington. [5] In London, she competed in Paralympic cycling, winning both a gold and silver medal. [6]
Sandra "Sandy" Dukat (born May 3, 1972) is an American Paralympic athlete. [1] [2] Born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, she had her right leg amputated above the knee at the age of four. [3]
She was the first female amputee to be nominated for a Tony Award, and the first female amputee to perform on Broadway. [8] She co-created SulliFlinn Productions with fellow Webster Grad, Becca Flinn White. They produce online comedy content, short films and are developing a comedy, Legs, based on their life experiences. They were 2015 fellows ...