Amanda McGrory
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Amanda McGrory - University of Illinois Senior Portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 9, 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Illinois - Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Track & Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986)[1] is an American wheelchair athlete.
Biography
McGrory earned four medals during the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China: gold in the 5000 meters, silver in the marathon, and bronze in both the 800 meters and the 4×100 meter relay. She won both the 2009 London and 2006 New York Marathon wheelchair races.
Selected results
The women's wheelchair race at the 2011 London marathon (left to right: Sandra Graf, Shelly Woods, Tatyana McFadden, and Amanda McGrory.)
- 2011: First Place- New York City Marathon
- 2011: First Place- London Marathon
- 2009: First Place- London Marathon
- 2009: First place- Grandma's Marathon
- 2008: Gold medal, 5000m T54; silver medal, Marathon T54; bronze medal, 800m T53; bronze medal, Women's 4 x 100m relay T53/T54 - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2007: First place (5000m), second place (400m), third place (800m) - Meet in the Heat, Atlanta, GA.
- 2007: Third place, 1500m - Boiling Point Wheelchair Track Classic, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- 2007: Third place, 800m - U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Atlanta, GA.
- 2007: First place - Open Women’s Division of the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia with the time of 23:11:05.
- 2006: Gold medal (800m), silver medal (400m) - IPC Athletics World Championships, Assen,Netherlands
- 2006: First place - ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY.
- 2006: Visa Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, United Kingdom
- 2005: Represented the USA at the Jr. Pan-Am Games in Windsor, Ontario
- 2003, 2004: Traveled to Australia as a member of the USA Jr. Team
- 2010 Los Angeles Marathon: 1:53:12, first
- 2012 Summer Paralympics
- 800 m T53: 1:54.48, 7th
- 1500 m T54: 3:38.19, 7th
- 5000 m T54: 12:29.07, 7th
- Marathon T54: 1:46:35
- 2013 Boston Marathon: 1:49:19, third
References
- ↑ "Athlete Biography: McGrory, Amanda". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
External links
- USA Paralympic Team Profile
- Amanda McGrory's profile on paralympic.org