.jpg) Scaroni in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 16, 1991 Burns, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Tekoa, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Para-athlete, dietitian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 5000 meters T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan and the silver in the same event in Paris, 2024.[2][3] She also represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]
- ^ a b "Susannah Scaroni". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (August 28, 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Inside the Games. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ McCord, Madison (August 31, 2024). "Tekoa native Susannah Scaroni wins third Paralympic medal with silver in 5,000-meters". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Retrieved August 31, 2024.