Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986)[1] is an American wheelchair athlete.
 McGrory in July 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1986 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair racing |
| College team | University of Illinois – Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Track and Field |
Medal record | |
Biography
editMcGrory graduated from Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and in 2018 with a masters in information science. While an undergraduate she competed both in basketball and in track and field.[2]
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.
She has also competed in the World Championships for Track and Field (2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) and Marathon (2015), winning 10 medals over the years (3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze).[2]
McGrory was diagnosed with transverse myelitis when she was five years old, after an allergy shot inflamed her spinal cord.[3] Such an occurrence was "I think there was one chance in six million", she said. "But I think it's usually better when you are young because kids are resilient. I couldn't ride a two-wheeler anymore, but my friends could still be outside. But I was the coolest kid in school because I had a wheelchair."[4]
In 2021, I Love Libraries announced that she had started to work as the staff archivist for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).[5]
Selected results
edit
- 2011: First Place- New York City Marathon[6]
- 2011: First Place- London Marathon[7]
- 2009: First Place- London Marathon[8]
- 2009: First place- Grandma's Marathon[9]
- 2008: Gold medal, 5000m T54; silver medal, Marathon T54; bronze medal, 800m T53; bronze medal, Women's 4 × 100 m 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, New York[10]
- 2006: Visa Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, United Kingdom
- 2005: Represented the US 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, 4th
- 2013 Boston Marathon: 1:49:19, third
- 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, silver (1500m, 5000m), bronze (marathon), 4th (800m)
References
edit- ^ "Athlete Biography: McGrory, Amanda". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "Amanda McGrory". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Despite disability, Unionville's McGrory knows no limits". Daily Local News. November 13, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Pemstein, Bill (July 22, 2012). "Paralympian Amanda McGrory Ensures 'No One Sits on the Sidelines'". Patch. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Simon, Lindsey (April 14, 2021). "Meet the Athlete-Turned-Archivist Preserving Olympic and Paralympic Stories". I Love Libraries. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Amanda McGrory Wins Women's Wheelchair Marathon In Record Time". New York City: CBS Local. AP. November 6, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A. (April 17, 2011). "London Marathon 2011: David Weir wins fifth wheelchair title". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A. (April 26, 2009). "London Marathon: David Weir beaten in final sprint as Kurt Fearnley breaks course record". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Minn. native Raabe wins Grandma's Marathon". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Duluth. June 20, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "ING New York City Marathon". Getty Images. November 5, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
External links
edit- Amanda McGrory at the International Paralympic Committee
- Amanda McGrory at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Amanda McGrory at Team USA (archived)
- USA Paralympic Team Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived March 11, 2012)