Amanda McGrory
Amanda McGrory - University of Illinois Senior Portrait | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 9, 1986
Sport | |
Sport | Wheelchair racing |
College team | University of Illinois - Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Track & Field |
Medal record |
Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986)[1] is an American wheelchair athlete.
Biography
McGrory 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]
Selected results
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- 2011: First Place- New York City Marathon[3]
- 2011: First Place- London Marathon[4]
- 2009: First Place- London Marathon[5]
- 2009: First place- Grandma's Marathon[6]
- 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[7]
- 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, 4th
- 2013 Boston Marathon: 1:49:19, third
- 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, silver (1500m, 5000m), bronze (marathon), 4th (800m)
References
- ^ "Athlete Biography: McGrory, Amanda". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ a b "Amanda McGrory". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Amanda McGrory Wins Women's Wheelchair Marathon In Record Time". New York City: Cbslocal.com. 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
- Amanda McGrory at the International Paralympic Committee
- Amanda McGrory at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Amanda McGrory at Team USA (archived)
- USA Paralympic Team Profile
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People with paraplegia
- American female wheelchair racers
- Illinois Fighting Illini Paralympic athletes
- Paralympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- People from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American middle-distance runner stubs
- American long-distance runner stubs
- American Paralympic medalist stubs