Susannah Scaroni
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Born | May 16, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Wheelchair racing | ||||||||||||||
Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete.[1] She represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] In 2019 she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]
Career
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she finished in 8th place in the women's marathon T54 event.[1][3] Four years later she also competed in the same event finishing in 7th place.[1][3] She also competed in the women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she did not qualify to compete in the final.
In 2018 she won the Peachtree Road Race in the wheelchair category with a time of 22:49.05.
In 2019 she competed at the World Para Athletics Championships winning the bronze medals in the women's 5000 m T54 and women's 800 m T54 events.
She trains with the University of Illinois wheelchair racing team.[3]
Marathons
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Scaroni has also competed in numerous marathon competitions including most marathons that are part of the World Marathon Majors.
In the Chicago Marathon she finished in 2nd place in the 2012 Chicago Marathon, in 3rd place in the 2018 Chicago Marathon and in 4th place in the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
In the London Marathon she finished in 7th place in 2013, in 4th place in 2014, in 5th place in 2015, in 7th place in 2016 and in 3rd place both in 2017 and in 2018.
In the Boston Marathon she finished in 3rd place in 2014, in 3rd place in 2015, in 4th place in 2016 and in 2nd place in 2018.
In the Tokyo Marathon she finished in 5th place in 2018 and in 3rd place in 2019.
In 2019 she also finished in 3rd place in the New York City Marathon.
In 2013 and 2014 she won the Los Angeles Marathon in the wheelchair category.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Marathon | 1:58:37 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 1:56:30 | |
2013 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | Marathon | 1:54:39 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Marathon | 1:50:47 | |
2014 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | Marathon | 1:54:54 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 4th | Marathon | 1:51:01 | |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:38:33 | |
2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:57:21 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon | 1:47:06 | |
2016 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 4th | Marathon | 1:46:53 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Marathon | 1:52:50 | |
Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (heats) | 800 m | 1:56.42 | |
7th | Marathon | 1:38:47 | |||
2017 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 1:47:37 |
2018 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 1:54:02 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:20:01 | |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 1:43:00 | |
Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta, United States | 1st | 10,000 m | 22:49.05 | |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:44:48 | |
2019 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 1:54:32 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 4th | Marathon | ||
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:51:37 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Susannah Scaroni". Team USA. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rowbottom, Mike (October 15, 2019). "United States pick first wheelchair marathon athletes for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Meet The 33 Athletes To Qualify For the 2020 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Teams In 2019". Team USA. December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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External links
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