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Schmitt was born in Toronto without fully-developed limbs. When her mother enrolled her in kindergarten at Berner Trail Public School, the principal refused to let her enter the school for fear she would be dependent on the teacher.
Pages in category "Quadruple amputees" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Lisa Bufano; C.
A new book shines a light on the effects of war in a body-positive way. Photographer Michael Stokes is raising money for a new coffee table book titled "Always Loyal," highlighting wounded U.S ...
Quadruple amputees (1 C, 10 P) S. Amputee sports (3 C, 2 P) Sportspeople with limb difference (4 C, 60 P) W. Works about amputees (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Amputees"
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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.
Her experience inspired her parents to found the non-profit organization Art4sport Onlus, which promotes sport for amputee young people. The 2012 Summer Paralympics were too early in her career for her to take part, but she was chosen as a torchbearer for the opening ceremony after an online campaign where more than 1,000 people emailed the ...
Kelly Bruno was six months old when she had her leg amputated below the knee due to a congenital deformity. She currently holds world records for amputees in the 200m and 800m distances, has won gold at the 2008 New York Triathlon and ITU World Triathlon Championships in the amputee division, and was the second amputee to finish the Ironman Kona Triathlon in Hawaii in 2007, setting the current ...