 Lambert at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | January 24, 1997 Londonderry, New Hampshire, U.S. [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability class | T63 |
Noelle Lambert (born January 24, 1997) is an American Paralympian track and field athlete and a motivational speaker. She is also the founder of The Born to Run Foundation. She was also a contestant on Survivor 43 .
Lambert was born on January 24, 1997, in Londonderry, New Hampshire, to Geoffrey and Judy Lambert. She played Division I lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where she studied criminal justice. [1] [2] Lambert lost her left leg following a moped accident on Martha's Vineyard in 2016 whilst she was a student. [3] [4]
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Lambert competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. [3] She placed 6th in the 100m T63 with a time of 15.97, setting a new American record. [5] Subsequently training in long jump at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California, Lambert also competed in the 2024 Paralymic Games in Paris. [2] [6] She placed 4th in the T63 women's long jump. During the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials in July 2024, Lambert also made history as the first American T63 woman to surpass 5 meters with a 5.06-meter jump on her second try. [7] She also competed in the women's 100m T63 again and placed 7th.
In 2022, Lambert was announced as one of 18 contestants competing on Survivor 43 . She finished in eighth place, joining the season's jury. She ultimately voted for the season's eventual winner, Mike Gabler. [8] [9]
Lambert founded the "Born to Run" non-profit organization, which helps young adults and children get prostheses. [4]
Lambert appeared on an episode of Raid the Cage in 2025. [10]
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