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Linda Down is an American woman born with cerebral palsy. She completed the 26.1 mile 1982 and 1984 New York City Marathon on crutches, because of her lack of motor coordination as well as muscle spasticity. [1]
At a White House reception on October 27, 1982, President Ronald Reagan welcomed her with the thought that