Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American

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. She won the gold medal in the women's 5000 meters T54 event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan. She also represented the United States at the

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and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Early life

Scaroni injured her spinal cord at the T12 vertebra in a car accident when she was five years old, and had to use a wheelchair thereafter.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's marathon T54 event. Four years later, she also competed in the same event finishing in 7th place. She also competed in the women's 800 meters T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she did not qualify to compete in the final. In 2018, she won the

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held in Atlanta, Georgia in the wheelchair category with a time of 22:49.05. In 2019, she competed at the

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winning the bronze medals in the women's 5000 m T54 and women's 800 m T54 events. She represented the United States at the

in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022 she won the 2022 Open Women's Division of the

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Wheelchair Division of the AJC

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with the time 21:14.71 setting a new course record. She trains with the University of Illinois wheelchair racing team.

Marathons

Scaroni has also competed in numerous marathon competitions including most marathons that are part of the

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. In the

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she won 1st place in 2022, and finished in 2nd place in the

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, 3rd in the

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and 4th in

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. In the

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Scaroni also finished in 7th place both in 2013 and

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, 4th in 2014, 5th in 2015, and 3rd both in 2017 and

. In the

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she ended up in 3rd place in 2014,

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and

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, 4th in 2016, 2nd in 2018, and 1st place in 2023. In the

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Scaroni ended it in 5th place in 2018 and 3rd in 2019. In 2019, she also ended in 3rd in the

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. In 2013 and 2014, Scaroni won the

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in the wheelchair category. She was placed 6th in the women's marathon T54 event at the

in Tokyo, Japan.

Achievements

References

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