Cheri Becerra-Madsen
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| Medal record | ||
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| Paralympic athletics | ||
Competitor for  United States | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 100 metres - T53 |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 200 metres - T53 |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 400 metres - T53 |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 800 metres - T53 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 100 metres - T54 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 400 metres - T54 |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | 200 metres - T54 |
| IPC Athletics World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2013 Lyon | 200 metres - T54 |
| Bronze | 2013 Lyon | 400 metres - T54 |
Cheri Becerra-Madsen (born 27 September 1976) is an American Paralympic Athlete living in Nebraska.[1]
Life and career
Cheri Becerra was born September 27, 1976. She grew up in Nebraska City, Nebraska, graduating from Nebraska City High School in 1995. The following year she represented the United States in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she competed in four events in classification T53, medaling in each. She participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the same four events, this time in T54, winning two gold and one silver medal. After a 12-year break from competition, she recently attended the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, medaling in two events in T54.
References
- ↑ "Becerra, Cheri". infostradasports.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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