Shawn Morelli

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Shawn Morelli
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BornMarch 29, 1976 (1976-03-29) (age 47)
Greenville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Pursuit C4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial C4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Road time trial C4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 Tokyo Pursuit C4

Shawn Morelli (born March 29, 1976, in Greenville, Pennsylvania) [1] is an American Paralympic three-time gold medalist in cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2020 Paralympic Games, winning four overall medals in both road and track cycling. She graduated from the Marion Military Institute and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant engineer officer in the United States Army in 1996. [2] She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a history major in 1998. [3] She is also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Afghanistan. [4] After being injured in 2007, she began competitive para-cycling in 2010 and has participated in world championships since 2014. She is originally from Saegertown, Pennsylvania and is a resident of Leavenworth, Kansas. [5] She retired as a Major in the United States Army.

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References

  1. "Cycling Road: MORELLI Shawn". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. "Track cyclist Shawn Morelli (MMI class of '96) wins first U.S. Paralympic medal in Rio". MarionMilitary.edu. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. "Team USA". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  4. Connelly, Steve (September 9, 2016). "Penn State Alum Shawn Morelli Wins Paralympic Gold Medal". StateCollege.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. Paisley, Joe (September 5, 2016). "Focused cyclist Shawn Morelli ready to complete journey to Rio with Paralympic gold". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.