Amanda McGrory

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Nationality American Sport Running		Name Amanda McGrory

Born June 9, 1986 (age 38) ( 1986-06-09 ) Residence Kennett Square, Pennsylvania College team University of Illinois - Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Track & Field Education University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Amanda mcgrory

Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986) is an American wheelchair athlete.

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Biography

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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.

Selected results

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2011: First Place- New York City Marathon

2011: First Place- London Marathon

2009: First Place- London Marathon

2009: First place- Grandma's Marathon

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.

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