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United States At The 2004 Summer Paralympics
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. A total of 235 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only sport Americans did not compete in was soccer 5-a-side. The United States finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count, behind China, Great Britain and Canada. Medalists The following American athletes won medals at the games. , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Competitors Archery Men , - , align=left, Aaron Cross , align=left, Men's individual W1 , 587 , 10 , Bye , L 150-150 , colspan="4", Did not advance , - , align=left, Jeffrey Fabry , align=left, Men's individual W1 , 667 WR , 1 , colspan="2", Bye , W 109-102 , L 108-108 , W 108-96 , , - , align=left, Chuck Lear , align=left, Men's individual W1 , 585 , 11 , Bye , L 133-150 , colspan="4", Did not advance , - , align=left, Kevin Stone , align=left, Men's individual W2 , 595 , 16 , W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Paralympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country. The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams for the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Parapan American Games and serves as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States. The Olympic Movement is overseen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is supported by 35 international federations that govern each sport on a global level, National Olympic Committees that oversee Olympic sport as a whole in their respective nations, and national federations that administer each sport at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2004 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in the Olympic Aquatic Centre (Athens), Olympic Aquatic Centre was competed in freestyle swimming, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly stroke, butterfly (classes Sn), the breaststroke (classes SBn) and Medley swimming, individual medley (classes SMn). *Swimmers with a physical disability were assessed on muscle strength and the scope and coordination of movement, and their impact on different swimming styles. The resultant classes were (lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability): **S1-S10 for freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly **SB2-SB9 for breaststroke **SM3-SM10 for the individual medley *Swimmers with vision impairment, depending on the degree of vision loss, were classified as S11 (worst vision loss), S12, or S13 (least) Participating countries * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Lannon
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or reap", or from θέρος (''theros'') "summer". It is first recorded in the form ''Therasia'', the name of Therasia of Nola, an aristocrat of the 4th century. Its popularity outside of Iberia increased because of saint Teresa of Ávila, and more recently Thérèse of Lisieux and Mother Teresa. In the United States it was ranked as the 852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Teresa," it was the 580th most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked 81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900). People In aristocracy: *Teresa of Portugal (other) ** Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Katz
Susan Katz is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She was previously a producer at ESPN. Early life Katz was born in Olney, Maryland with mild spina bifida but later moved to California. At the age of ten, her legs became paralyzed after a failed spinal cord surgery. While her parents encouraged her to walk with crutches and braces, she insisted on using a wheelchair. Katz later attended Quince Orchard High School and the University of Illinois, where she played on the wheelchair basketball team. Career Katz qualified for the 1996 Summer Paralympics where she competed in discus, javelin and shot put. After qualifying for the U.S. Paralympics Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team in 2004, Katz was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Athens. Over six games on the way to the gold medal, she played 72 minutes and collected 10 points and 17 rebounds. Upon retiring, Katz be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Howittt
Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People * Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and television * ''Jennifer'' (1953 film), a film starring Ida Lupino * ''Jennifer'' (1978 film), a horror film by Brice Mack * ''Jennifer'', a 1998 Ghanaian film starring Brew Riverson Jnr * "Jenifer" (''Masters of Horror''), an episode of ''Masters of Horror'' Music * The Jennifers, a British band, some of whose members later formed Supergrass * ''Jenifer'' (album), an album by French singer Jenifer * ''Jennifer'' (album), a 1972 album by Jennifer Warnes * "Jennifer", a 1974 song by Faust from ''Faust IV'' * "Jennifer", a 1983 song by Eurythmics from ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' (album) * "Jennifer", a 2001 song by M2M from '' The Big Room'' Other uses * Hurricane Jennifer * Project Jennifer, a CIA attempt to recover a Sovie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Hoskins
Emily Hoskins is an American wheelchair basketball player. As a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team, she has won two gold medals at the Summer Paralympic Games. Early life Hoskins was born in 1983 in Streator, Illinois to parents Greg and Linda. Her father Greg was the advertising manager at The Times-Press and general manager at papers in West Frankfort and Marion, Illinois. Hoskins was born with neuroblastoma, which eroded into her spinal cord and permanently damaged the nerves in her legs. Growing up, Hoskins became involved in wheelchair basketball while in high school and joined the St. Louis Junior Rolling Rams. While competing with them, she also represented the St. Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association in track and field during her junior year. Although she qualified for the nationals in all of her events, Hoskins was unable to compete due to a spinal fusion. Career Upon graduating from Mascoutah Community High School, Hoskins e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlee Hoffman
Carlee Hoffman (born July 10, 1986) is an American wheelchair basketball player from Cutlerville, Michigan. She plays the power forward position and was a gold medalist for the United States in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Hoffman is a bilateral below-knee amputee. Major achievements * 2006: Silver medal - IWBF Gold Cup (World Championships), Amsterdam, The Netherlands * 2004: Gold medal - Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ..., Athens, Greece External links U.S. Paralympics: BiographyFighting Illini Wheelchair Basketball: Biography 1986 births Living people American women's wheelchair basketball players Wheelchair basketball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic wheelcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janna Crawford
Janna Lynette Mizens née Ellsworth (born November 18, 1974) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Career Crawford attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she competed on their women's wheelchair basketball team and was named to the second team All-Tournament. She wrote her masters thesis on "Constraints of elite athletes with disabilities in Kenya," which she later published with Monika Stodolska in the ''Journal of Leisure Research.'' She competed with Team USA at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ..., she recorded nine points and 10 rebounds to help Team USA win gold over Australia. References Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Cisneros
Patricia "Patty" Phelps de Cisneros is a Venezuelan art collector and philanthropist who focuses on Latin American modernist and contemporary art from Brazil, Venezuela, and the Río de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay. Since the 1970s Cisneros has supported education and the arts, with a particular focus on Latin America. Along with her husband, Gustavo A. Cisneros, she founded the New York City and Caracas-based Fundación Cisneros. In the 1990s the Fundación's primary art-related program became the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. In 2016, Cisneros donated 102 modern and contemporary artworks from the 1940s to 1990s to the Museum of Modern Art, establishing the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Research Institute for the Study of Art from Latin America at MoMA. Early life and education Cisneros was born in Venezuela to Miriam Louise Parker and William Walter Phelps, a businessman. Her paternal great-grandfather was a noted businessman and ornithologist, William H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Zook
Justin Zook (born October 16, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American swimmer. He competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and also represented Springfield College in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competi .... Zook was born missing half his right foot and with non-functioning growth plates in his right leg; 30 operations lengthened his leg but caused nerve damage, muscle weakness and range of motion problems. He started swimming as physical therapy at age 6. , Zook holds IPC world records for 100m and 200m backstroke events. References External links * * 1985 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers Paralympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers at the 2012 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhaila Rutherford
Mikhaila Rutherford is an American former paralympic swimmer. She won three gold medals and one silver at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Early life Rutherford was born in a small Russian village around 30 kilometers from Chernobyl, which was the site of a nuclear disaster in 1986. As a result of the disaster, Rutherford was born premature and missing limbs. Due to her disability, her parents put her up for adoption where she was taken in by an American woman at the age of four. She began swimming at the age of eight and competed in swimming competitions in high school. Career While attending Alameda High School, Rutherford was invited to compete with Team USA's National Swim Team. She qualified for the 2002 IPC World Championships where she set a new world mark in the S10 Women's 100 backstroke. Rutherford later beat her old world record for the Women's 100 metre backstroke S10 at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, winning gold in the making. She finished the competition with three go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Riggle
Beth Riggle is an American Paralympic swimmer and physician. Biography Riggle participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece where she won one gold and one bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ... for her competition in 4x100 34 pt medley relay and 100m breaststroke swimming. After graduating Valedictorian from her high school, Riggle retired from swimming in 2005 to pursue other passions. She earned a B.S. with a double major in Microbiology and Genetics and completed her first year of a PharmD before deciding to attend medical school instead. While in medical school, she dabbled in triathlon before injuries forced another retirement. Riggle earned her MD in 2014 and subsequently completed a residency in Triple Board (Pediatrics, General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
