New York City Marathon Has Olympic And Paralympic Implications For All Of Team USA Athletes
This will serve as the qualifying event for the Paralympics, while it will be the last marathon before Olympic trials.
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Height
5'8"
Age
28
Hometown
Ravenna, OH
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Classification: T54
Quick Facts
- Daughter of David and Cindy Fesemyer
- Born a triplet with brother Jonathan and sister Jessica
- Born without a left leg and hip socket because of a rare congenital disease called proximal femoral focal deficiency
- Got involved in wheelchair track in 2013 when the Ohio High School Athletic Association added wheelchair events to the state track meet
- Grew up playing basketball and other sports with a prosthetic
- Played varsity golf in high school
- Hobbies include playing guitar, reading, being with her family and getting involved in school activities.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (5000m T54 - Women), 13th (Marathon T54 - Women), 15th (1500m T54 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 7th (5000m T54 - Women), 11th (Marathon T54 - Women), 12th (1500m T54 - Women)
Career Highlights
- 2017 U.S Paralympic Track & Field National Championships, 4th (100m, 200m, 400m, 800m)
- 2016 U.S. Paralympic Trials Team Trials – Track and Field, 4th (100m, 400m), 6th (800m)
- 2015 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, gold (discus), 5th place (200m), 6th (100m, 400m), 7th (800m)
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