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Para Track and Field

Shirley

Reilly

Paralympian 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 2

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'0"

Age

39

Hometown

Los Gatos, CA

Education

Los Gatos High School (Los Gatos, Calif.) '03 University of Arizona, Public Management And Policy

Classification: T53

Quick Facts
  • Daughter of Kevin and Dora Reilly and has one sister, Ronnie, and two brothers, Kevin and Randy.
  • Her grandfather played for Georgetown and they played in the NCAA National Championship game in 1943.
Paralympic Experience
  • 4-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, bronze (800m T53 - Women), 5th (400m T53 - Women, Marathon T54 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games London 2012, gold (Marathon T54 - Women), silver (5000m T54 - Women), bronze (1500m T54 - Women), 4th (400m T53 - Women), 6th (800m T53 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 7th (1500m T54 - Women, Marathon T54 - Women), 8th (5000m T54 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Athens 2004, 5th (400m T53 - Women), 6th (100m T53 - Women, 800m T53 - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2015 – 5th (400m T53 - Women), 8th (800m T53 - Women)
  • Years of participation: 400m T53 - Women 2002, 2013, 2015; 800m T53 - Women 2002, 2013, 2015; 1500m T54 - Women 2013; 5000m T54 - Women 2013; 100m T53 - Women 2002, 2011; 4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Women 2011
  • Medals: 2 (2 silver)
    • Silver – 2013 (400m T53 - Women); 2011 (4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Women)

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