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Shawn Morelli (born March 29, 1976) [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.
Morelli was born March 29, 1976, in Greenville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. In 1996, she attended Marion Military Institute, where she graduated with a commission as a Second Lieutenant engineer officer in the United States Army. [2] In 1998, she graduated from Penn State University with a major in history. [3]
Morelli is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Afghanistan. [4] She retired as a Major in the United States Army.
After being injured in 2007, she began competitive para-cycling in 2010 and has participated in world championships since 2014.
Morelli resides in Leavenworth, Kansas. [5]
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