ParalympianPara Track and Field

Brian Siemann

Paralympian 2012, 2016, 2020

USOPC

Event Schedule

Upcoming Event

2023 Parapan American Games - Para Track and Field

November 17, 2023 - November 26, 2023 | Santiago, Chile

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Previous Event

Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships

July 8 - 17, 2023 | Paris, France

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Athlete Bio

USOPC

Height

5'2"

Birthday

Oct 7, 1989

Hometown

Champaign, IL

Education

University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign ’15, Special Education M.S.

classification: T53

Personal

Son of John and Teresa Siemann...Has an older brother, John, and is a quadruplet with three sisters Amanda, Maria, and Jessica...Paralyzed from the waist down at birth after a hospital accident...Hobbies include reading comic books, scuba diving, and cooking...Introduced to track and field his freshman year by high school coach Joe McLaughlin...Was donated his first racing chair by McLaughlin who teamed up with other high school staff members and Project Freedom to raise funds...Works as a Learning Disabilities/ADHD Specialist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...Has two dogs, Gambit and Ace

Paralympic Experience

Three-time Paralympian (2012, 2016, 2020)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (400-meter), 8th (800-meter), 15th (Marathon), No Result (100-meter, 1,500-meter, 5,000-meter)
Paralympic Games Rio 2016, 4th (800-meter), 5th (400-meter), 7th (100-meter)
Paralympic Games London 2012, 6th (100-meter), 8th (800-meter), 25th (Marathon)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2023 – Bronze (400-meter, 800-meter); 4th (100-meter)
Years of Participation: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023
Medals: 2 (2 bronze)
Bronze – 2023 (400-meter, 800-meter)