Chelsea McClammer Wins Silver in the Women's 5,000-Meter T53 Finals | Para Track & Field | R...
Chelsea McClammer wins silver in the women's 5,000-meter T53 finals at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Video supplied ...
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Height
5'5"
Age
31
Hometown
Richland, WA
Education
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Classification: T53
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Rebecca Bowie and Charles McClammer
- Grew up playing basketball, tennis and track
- Incurred a spinal injury after a car accident at the age of six
- At 14 years old she went on to become the youngest member of the Paralympic U.S. Track and Field team at Beijing 2008 after joining the national team two years prior
- Her dream is to move back to Seattle and work at the hospital she went through rehab at after her accident, Seattle Children’s Hospital, to be a children’s rehab counselor.
Paralympic Experience
- 3-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (800m T53 - Women), 7th (400m T53 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Women, Marathon T54 - Women), silver (400m T53 - Women, 5000m T54 - Women), bronze (1500m T54 - Women), 5th (800m T53 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 8th (800m T54 - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 5th (400m T53 - Women), 6th (800m T53 - Women), 8th (1500m T54 - Women, 5000m T54 - Women)
- Years of participation: 1500m T54 - Women 2015, 2017, 2019; 400m T53 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 5000m T54 - Women 2015, 2017, 2019; 800m T53 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; Marathon T53/54 - Women 2015; 100m T53 - Women 2013; 200m T53 - Women 2011, 2013
- Medals: 5 (1 silver, 4 bronze)
- Silver – 2017 (400m T53 - Women)
- Bronze – 2017 (5000m T54 - Women, 800m T53 - Women); 2015 (5000m T54 - Women); 2013 (200m T53 - Women)
Chelsea McClammer Secures Bronze in the Women's 1,500-Meter T53 Finals | Para Track & Field ...
Chelsea McClammer secures bronze in the women's 1,500-meter T53 finals at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Video suppli...
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