Grace Norman

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Grace Norman
Medal record
Women's paratriathlon
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro PT4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo PTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris PTS5
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 RotterdamPT4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Rotterdam PTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Abu Dhabi PTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Ponteverde PTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Torremolinos PTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 TorremolinosMixed relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Chicago PT4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Abu DhabiPTS5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast PTS5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lausanne PTS5
Americas Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 SarasotaPT4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 SarasotaPTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Sarasota-BradentonPTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Sarasota-BradentonPTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Pleasant PrairiePTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Sarasota-BradentonPTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 SarasotaPTS5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 MiamiPTS5
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 MonterreyPT4

Grace Norman (born March 9, 1998) is an American Parathlete. She was the 2016 Paralympics gold medalist in the Women's individual PT4 Paratriathlon. [1] She also won the silver medal in the women's PTS5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, as well as the gold medal in the women's PTS5 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. [2]

Norman attended and raced for Cedarville University from 2016 to 2020. [3]

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References

  1. "Meet Grace Norman". TeamUSA.org. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  2. Grace Norman storms to PTS5 Paralympic Triathlon gold in Paris
  3. "Triathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.