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Full name: Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto: Born 6 July 1987 (age 37) Jacareí, ... Barreto became a paraplegic in 2009 after a motorcycle accident. [1] [2]
She attended the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University on a full scholarship, where she competed against nondisabled athletes in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I track and field events. She is the first female amputee in history to compete in the NCAA and the first amputee in history (male or female) to ...
Sophie Morgan (born 1985) is a British television presenter and disability advocate who is paraplegic. She is a social media influencer. [1] She became a presenter after appearing on reality television. In 2021, she was a lead presenter for Channel 4's TV coverage of the Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
Jessie Owen was traveling with her family twelve years ago when, while going through a mountain pass, a tree fell on their car. “In that moment, my parents passed away, my siblings were severely ...
Katie Breland Hughes lost the use of both her legs in 2011 when she missed a stop sign and was hit by a truck. The personal trainer was thrown from the vehicle and told Today that she thought at ...
Anne-Marie Alonzo (1951–2005) – Canadian writer and publisher; in 1966 she was the victim of a car accident which left her quadriplegic and using a wheelchair. [1]Max Brito (1971–2022) – Ivoirian international rugby union player; paralyzed in a match against Tonga in the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
The women's team was Weggemann, Jessica Long, McKenzie Coan, Rebecca Meyers and Elizabeth Marks. [12] Weggmann would go on to win several medals and break two records during the Tokyo Games. [13] On April 14, 2022, Weggemann was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. [14]
Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete. [1] She won the gold medal in the women's 5000 meters T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan and the silver in the same event in Paris, 2024.