Susannah Scaroni

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Susannah Scaroni
IMG 6440 Susannah Scaroni (42778113881).jpg
Scaroni in 2018
Personal information
Born (1991-05-16) May 16, 1991 (age 33)
Burns, Oregon, U.S.
Home town Tekoa, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Occupation(s)Para-athlete, dietitian
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wheelchair racing
Disability Paraplegia
Disability class T54
University team Illinois Fighting Illini
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 5000 m T54
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris 5000 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 800 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Paris 800 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Paris 1500 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Paris Marathon T54
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai 800 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai 5000 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris 5000 m T54

Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete. [1] She won the gold medal in the women's 5000 meters T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan and the silver in the same event in Paris, 2024. [2] [3] She also represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [1]

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Early life

Scaroni injured her spinal cord at the T12 vertebra in a car accident when she was five years old, and had to use a wheelchair thereafter. [4]

Career

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's marathon T54 event. [1] Four years later, she also competed in the same event finishing in 7th place. [1] She also competed in the women's 800 meters T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she did not qualify to compete in the final.

In 2018, she won the Peachtree Road Race held in Atlanta, Georgia in the wheelchair category with a time of 22:49.05.

In 2019, she competed at the World Para Athletics Championships winning the bronze medals in the women's 5000 m T54 and women's 800 m T54 events.

She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5]

In 2022 she won the 2022 Open Women's Division of the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta with the time 21:14.71 setting a new course record.

She trains with the University of Illinois wheelchair racing team.

Marathons

Scaroni at the 2017 London Marathon 2017 London Marathon - Susannah Scaroni (2).jpg
Scaroni at the 2017 London Marathon

Scaroni has also competed in numerous marathon competitions including most marathons that are part of the World Marathon Majors.

In the Chicago Marathon she won 1st place in 2022, and finished in 2nd place in the 2012, 3rd in the 2018 and 4th in 2019.

In the London Marathon Scaroni also finished in 7th place both in 2013 and 2016, 4th in 2014, 5th in 2015, and 3rd both in 2017 and 2018.

In the Boston Marathon she ended up in 3rd place in 2014, 2015 and 2017, 4th in 2016, 2nd in 2018, and 1st place in 2023.

In the Tokyo Marathon Scaroni ended it in 5th place in 2018 and 3rd in 2019. [6]

In 2019, she also ended in 3rd in the New York City Marathon. [7]

In 2013 and 2014, Scaroni won the Los Angeles Marathon in the wheelchair category.

She was placed 6th in the women's marathon T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris in the T54 Marathon. Catherine Debrunner had led from the start and Madisson de Rozario came second. [8]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom8thMarathon 1:58:37
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States2ndMarathon 1:56:30
2013 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States1stMarathon 1:54:39
London Marathon London, United Kingdom7thMarathon 1:50:47
2014 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States1stMarathon 1:54:54
London Marathon London, United Kingdom4thMarathon 1:51:01
Boston Marathon Boston, United States3rdMarathon 1:38:33
2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States3rdMarathon 1:57:21
London Marathon London, United Kingdom5thMarathon 1:47:06
2016 Boston Marathon Boston, United States4thMarathon 1:46:53
London Marathon London, United Kingdom7thMarathon 1:52:50
Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6th (heats)800 m 1:56.42
7thMarathon 1:38:47
2017 Boston Marathon Boston, United States3rdMarathon 1:33:17
London Marathon London, United Kingdom3rdMarathon 1:47:37
2018 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan5thMarathon 1:54:02
Boston Marathon Boston, United States2ndMarathon 2:20:01
London Marathon London, United Kingdom3rdMarathon 1:43:00
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, United States1st10,000 m22:49.05
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States3rdMarathon 1:44:48
2019 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan3rdMarathon 1:54:32
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States4thMarathon
New York City Marathon New York City, United States3rdMarathon 1:51:37
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan1st5000 m 10:52.57
3rd800 m 1:44.43
6thMarathon 1:41:04
2022 Chicago 13.1 Chicago, United States1stHalf Marathon46:07
New York Mini 10K New York City, United States1st 10K 0:21:10
B.A.A. 10K Boston, United States1st 10K 0:21:56
Grandma's Marathon Duluth, Minnesota – United States1stMarathon 1:27:31
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, United States1st 10K 21:14.71
London Marathon London, United Kingdom2ndMarathon 1:42.21
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany3rdMarathon 1:36.51
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States1stMarathon 1:45.48
New York City Marathon New York City, United States1stMarathon 1:42:43
Ōita International Wheelchair MarathonŌita City, Japan2ndMarathon1:38:01 [9]
2023Boston MarathonBoston, United States1stMarathon1:41:45

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