| United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| NPC | United States Paralympic Committee |
| in Lima, Peru | |
| Competitors | 257 in 16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Kathryn Holloway (Opening) [1] Rose Hollermann (Closing) [2] |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Parapan American Games appearances (overview) | |
United States competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. [3] [4]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gianfranco Iannotta | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 |
| Gold | Kevan Hueftle | Athletics | Men's 100m T64 |
| Gold | David Prince | Athletics | Men's 200m T64 |
| Gold | Isaiah Rigo | Athletics | Men's 400m T52 |
| Gold | Isaiah Rigo | Athletics | Men's 1500m T52 |
| Gold | Sam Grewe | Athletics | Men's high jump T42-47/T63-64 |
| Gold | Claudius Fawehinmi | Athletics | Men's long jump T47 |
| Gold | Trenten Merrill | Athletics | Men's long jump T63/64 |
| Gold | Hagan Landry | Athletics | Men's shot put F40/41 |
| Gold | Joshua Cinnamo | Athletics | Men's shot put F46 |
| Gold | Justin Phongsavanh | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F54 |
| Gold | Kym Crosby | Athletics | Women's 100m T13 |
| Gold | Jaleen Roberts | Athletics | Women's 100m T37 |
| Gold | Deja Young | Athletics | Women's 100m T47 |
| Gold | Hannah Dederick | Athletics | Women's 100m T54 |
| Gold | Jaleen Roberts | Athletics | Women's 200m T37 |
| Gold | Deja Young | Athletics | Women's 200m T47 |
| Gold | Sydney Barta | Athletics | Women's 200m T64 |
| Gold | Breanna Clark | Athletics | Women's 400m T20 |
| Gold | Hannah Dederick | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 |
| Gold | Yen Hoang | Athletics | Women's 800m T53 |
| Gold | Jenna Fesemyer | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 |
| Gold | Jaleen Roberts | Athletics | Women's long jump T36/37/38 |
| Gold | Scout Bassett | Athletics | Women's long jump T42-44/T61-63 |
| Gold | Jessica Heims | Athletics | Women's discus throw F64 |
| Gold | Erik Hightower Noah Malone Jaleen Roberts Deja Young | Athletics | Universal 4x100m relay |
| Gold | Clara Brown | Cycling | Women's road race C1-3 |
| Gold | Clara Brown | Cycling | Women's time trial C1-5 |
| Gold | Jill Walsh | Cycling | Mixed time trial T1-2 |
| Gold | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial |
| Gold | Samantha Bosco | Cycling | Women's 500m time trial |
| Gold | Clara Brown | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C1-3 |
| Gold | Samantha Bosco | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C4-5 |
| Gold | Michael Tagliapietra | Shooting | Mixed 25m pistol SH1 P3 |
| Gold | Kevin Nguyen | Shooting | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 P4 |
| Gold | Taylor Farmer | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 R3 |
| Gold | Stetson Bardfield | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 R4 |
| Gold | McKenna Dahl | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 |
| Gold | Women's team | Sitting volleyball | Women's tournament |
| Gold | Matthew Torres | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S9 |
| Gold | Matthew Torres | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S8 |
| Gold | Tye Dutcher | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S10 |
| Gold | Carson Sanocki | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
| Gold | Carson Sanocki | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM13 |
| Gold | Elizabeth Smith | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S9 |
| Gold | Natalie Sims | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S9 |
| Gold | Hannah Aspden | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S9 |
| Gold | Alyssia Gialamas | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S5 |
| Gold | Abigail Gase | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S7 |
| Gold | Hannah Aspden | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9 |
| Gold | Madelyn White | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB8 |
| Gold | Elizabeth Smith | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S9 |
| Gold | Laurrie Hermes Ross Minor Carson Sanocki Aspen Shelton | Swimming | Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Gold | Tahl Leibovitz | Table tennis | Men's singles C9 |
| Gold | Evan Medell | Taekwondo | Men's +75kg |
| Gold | Men's team | Wheelchair basketball | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Mixed team | Wheelchair rugby | Mixed tournament |
| Gold | Emmy Kaiser Dana Mathewson | Wheelchair tennis | Women's doubles |
 Silver | Noah Malone | Athletics | Men's 100m T12 |
| Silver | Isaiah Rigo | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 |
| Silver | Erik Hightower | Athletics | Men's 100m T54 |
| Silver | Jerome Singleton | Athletics | Men's 100m T64 |
| Silver | Marshall Zackery | Athletics | Men's 200m T35 |
| Silver | Kevan Hueftle | Athletics | Men's 200m T64 |
| Silver | Markeith Price | Athletics | Men's 400m T13 |
| Silver | Phillip Croft | Athletics | Men's 400m T53 |
| Silver | Erik Hightower | Athletics | Men's 400m T54 |
| Silver | Phillip Croft | Athletics | Men's 800m T53 |
| Silver | Joel Gomez | Athletics | Men's 1500m T13 |
| Silver | Ezra Frech | Athletics | Men's high jump T42-47/T63-64 |
| Silver | Elexis Gillette | Athletics | Men's long jump T11/12 |
| Silver | Tanner Wright | Athletics | Men's long jump T47 |
| Silver | Ezra Frech | Athletics | Men's long jump T63/64 |
| Silver | Scot Severn | Athletics | Men's shot put F53/54 |
| Silver | Jeremy Campbell | Athletics | Men's discus throw F64 |
| Silver | Kelsey Le Fervour | Athletics | Women's 100m T53 |
| Silver | Beatriz Hatz | Athletics | Women's 100m T64 |
| Silver | Beatriz Hatz | Athletics | Women's 200m T64 |
| Silver | Yen Hoang | Athletics | Women's 400m T53 |
| Silver | Jenna Fesemyer | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 |
| Silver | Hannah Dederick | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 |
| Silver | Taleah Williams | Athletics | Women's long jump T47 |
| Silver | Lacey Henderson | Athletics | Women's long jump T42-44/T61-63 |
| Silver | Sebastiana Lopez Arellano | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F54 |
| Silver | Miles Krajewski | Badminton | Men's singles SS6 |
| Silver | Brandon Lyons | Cycling | Men's road race H3-5 |
| Silver | Matthew Rodriguez | Cycling | Mixed road race T1-2 |
| Silver | Brandon Lyons | Cycling | Mixed time trial H1-5 |
| Silver | Matthew Rodriguez | Cycling | Mixed time trial T1-2 |
| Silver | Christopher Murphy | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial |
| Silver | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C1-3 |
| Silver | John Kusku Tyler Merren Matthew Simpson Daryl Walker Joshua Welborn Calahan Young | Goalball | Men's team |
| Silver | Lisa Czechowski Amanda Dennis Marybai Huking Alexandra Lawson Shavon Lockhardt Eliana Mason | Goalball | Women's team |
| Silver | Benjamin Goodrich | Judo | Men's +100kg |
| Silver | Ahmed Shafik | Powerlifting | Men's 88-97kg combined |
| Silver | McKenna Dahl | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 |
| Silver | Men's team | Sitting volleyball | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Jamal Hill | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S11 |
| Silver | Carson Sanocki | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S13 |
| Silver | Joseph Peppersack | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S8 |
| Silver | Liam Smith | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 |
| Silver | Alyssa Gialamas | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | Madelyn White | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S9 |
| Silver | Laurrie Hermes | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S11 |
| Silver | Elizabeth Smith | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9 |
| Silver | Aspen Shelton | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S12 |
| Silver | Haven Shepherd | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB7 |
| Silver | Samantha Tubbs | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB9 |
| Silver | Leslie Cichocki | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S14 |
| Silver | Haven Shepherd | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM8 |
| Silver | Summer Schmit | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM9 |
| Silver | Hannah Aspden Abigail Gase Elise Morley Natalie Sims | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Silver | Jenson van Emburgh | Table tennis | Men's singles C3 |
| Silver | Ahad Sarand | Table tennis | Men's singles C5 |
| Silver | Ian Seidenfeld | Table tennis | Men's singles C6 |
| Silver | Marco Makkar Ian Seidenfeld | Table tennis | Men's team C6-8 |
| Silver | Women's team | Wheelchair basketball | Women's tournament |
| Silver | Christopher Herman Casey Ratzlaff | Wheelchair tennis | Men's doubles |
| Silver | David Wagner | Wheelchair tennis | Quads' singles |
 Bronze | David Brown | Athletics | Men's 100m T11 |
| Bronze | Marshall Zackery | Athletics | Men's 100m T35 |
| Bronze | Nicholas Rogers | Athletics | Men's 100m T64 |
| Bronze | Jerome Singleton | Athletics | Men's 200m T64 |
| Bronze | Gianfranco Iannotta | Athletics | Men's 400m T52 |
| Bronze | Cody Jones | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F37/38 |
| Bronze | Catherine Carey | Athletics | Women's 100m T64 |
| Bronze | Catarina Guimarães | Athletics | Women's 400m T38 |
| Bronze | Kelsey Le Fervour | Athletics | Women's 400m T53 |
| Bronze | Elizabeth Floch | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 |
| Bronze | Arielle Rausin | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 |
| Bronze | Catarina Guimarães | Athletics | Women's long jump T36/37/38 |
| Bronze | Catherine Carey | Athletics | Women's long jump T42-44/T61-63 |
| Bronze | Sebastiana Lopez Arellano | Athletics | Women's shot put F53/54/55 |
| Bronze | Sydney Barta | Athletics | Women's discus throw F64 |
| Bronze | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's road race C1-3 |
| Bronze | Samantha Bosco | Cycling | Women's road race C4-5 |
| Bronze | Samantha Bosco | Cycling | Women's time trial C1-5 |
| Bronze | Jason Kimball | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C1-3 |
| Bronze | Clara Brown | Cycling | Women's 500m time trial C1-5 |
| Bronze | Men's team | Football 7-a-side | Men's team |
| Bronze | Ron Hawthrone | Judo | Men's -60kg |
| Bronze | Richard Ties | Judo | Men's -90kg |
| Bronze | Christella Garcia | Judo | Women's -70kg |
| Bronze | Katie Davis | Judo | Women's +70kg |
| Bronze | Michael Tagliapietra | Shooting | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 P1 |
| Bronze | Robert Beach | Shooting | Mixed 50m pistol SH1 |
| Bronze | Kevin Nguyen | Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 R3 |
| Bronze | Liam Smith | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Tye Dutcher | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle S10 |
| Bronze | Liam Smith | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Matthew Torres | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Carson Sanocki | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle S13 |
| Bronze | Ross Minor | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle S11 |
| Bronze | Sam Murray | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB8 |
| Bronze | Zachary Shattuck | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly S6 |
| Bronze | Liam Smith | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly S7 |
| Bronze | Tye Dutcher | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly S10 |
| Bronze | Zachary Shattuck | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM6 |
| Bronze | Matthew Torres | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM8 |
| Bronze | David Gelfand | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM9 |
| Bronze | David Gelfand Jamal Hill Liam Smith Matthew Torres | Swimming | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Bronze | Tye Dutcher Jamal Hill Zachary Shattuck Matthew Torres | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay |
| Bronze | Abigail Gase | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S7 |
| Bronze | Haven Shepherd | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Elise Morley | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S9 |
| Bronze | Hannah Aspden | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S9 |
| Bronze | Aspen Shelton | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S12 |
| Bronze | Alyssia Crook | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S9 |
| Bronze | Amanda Palyo | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9 |
| Bronze | Laurrie Hermes | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S11 |
| Bronze | Leslie Cichocki | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S14 |
| Bronze | Abigail Nardella | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB6 |
| Bronze | Hannah Aspden | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB8 |
| Bronze | Summer Schmit | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB9 |
| Bronze | Laurrie Hermes | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB11 |
| Bronze | Abigail Gase | Swimming | Women's 50m butterfly S7 |
| Bronze | Natalie Sims | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S9 |
| Bronze | Abigail Gase | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM7 |
| Bronze | Natalie Sims | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM9 |
| Bronze | Tahl Leibovitz Randall Medcalf Jerry Vasquez | Table tennis | Men's team C9-10 |
| Bronze | Johnny Birch | Taekwondo | Men's +75kg |
| Bronze | Sophie Gimeno | Taekwondo | Women's -49kg |
| Bronze | Dana Mathewson | Wheelchair tennis | Women's singles |
| Bronze | Bryan Barten | Wheelchair tennis | Quads' singles |
Sixty athletes and four guides represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games. [5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Jackson Atwood | 100m T54 | — | 16.33 | 6 | ||
| 400m T54 | — | 56.11 | 8 | |||
| 1500m T54 | — | 3:28.59 | 8 | |||
| Stephen Binning | 100m T53 | — | 16.60 | 5 | ||
| 400m T53 | — | DQ | ||||
| Mark Braun | 100m T54 | — | 15.50 | 4 | ||
| 400m T54 | — | 54.45 | 7 | |||
| Jack Briggs | 100m T47 | 11.38 | 6 q | 11.49 | 7 | |
| David Brown | 100m T11 | 11.47 | 2 Q | 11.39 | | |
| 400m T11 | 56.42 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Christian Clemmons | 800m T54 | — | 1:46.78 | 4 | ||
| 1500m T54 | — | 3:26.13 | 5 | |||
| Antoine Craig | 100m T11 | 11.76 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Phillip Croft | 100m T53 | — | 16.68 | 7 | ||
| 400m T53 | — | 55.52 | | |||
| 800m T53 | — | 1:53.64 | | |||
| 1500m T54 | — | 3:27.89 | 6 | |||
| 5000m T54 | — | 12:34.75 | 4 | |||
| Casey Followay | 100m T53 | — | 16.58 | 4 | ||
| Ezra Frech | 100m T64 | — | 13.82 | 7 | ||
| Joel Gomez | 1500m T13 | — | 4:03.22 | | ||
| Erik Hightower | 100m T54 | — | 14.90 | | ||
| 400m T54 | — | 51.14 | | |||
| Kevan Hueftle | 100m T64 | — | 11.45 | | ||
| 200m T64 | — | 23.21 | | |||
| Gianfranco Iannotta | 100m T52 | — | 17.82 | | ||
| 400m T52 | — | 1:06.19 | | |||
| Noah Malone | 100m T12 | 11.04 | =1 Q | 11.12 | | |
| Conner Pierce | 100m T36 | 13.66 | 6 Q | 13.73 | 7 | |
| 400m T36 | — | DQ | ||||
| Markeith Price | 400m T13 | — | 51.34 | | ||
| David Prince | 200m T64 | — | 22.73 | | ||
| Isaiah Rigo | 100m T52 | — | 17.89 | | ||
| 400m T52 | — | 1:04.00 | | |||
| Nicholas Rogers | 100m T64 | — | 11.63 | | ||
| Noah Scherf | 5000m T13 | — | 15:44.48 | 4 | ||
| Jerome Singleton | 100m T64 | — | 11.62 | | ||
| 200m T64 | — | 24.04 | | |||
| Tanner Wright | 100m T47 | 11.22 | 3 Q | 11.32 | 5 | |
| 400m T47 | DQ | did not advance | ||||
| Marshall Zackery | 100m T35 | — | 13.06 | | ||
| 200m T35 | — | 26.64 | | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Jeremy Campbell | F64 | Discus throw F64 | 62.92 PR | - | |
| Joshua Cinnamo | F46 | Shot put F46 | 16.49 WR | - | |
| Tobi Fawehinmi | T46 | Long jump T47 | 7.03 | - | |
| Ezra Frech | T63 | High jump T42-47/T63-64 | 1.74 | 777 | |
| Long jump T63-64 | 5.43 | 573 | | ||
| Michael Gallardo | F64 | Javelin throw F64 | 51.31 | - | 6 |
| Elexis Gillette | T11 | Long jump T11-12 | 6.12 | 831 | |
| Sam Grewe | T63 | High jump T42-47/T63-64 | 1.90 WR | 989 | |
| Cody Jones | F38 | Javelin throw F37/38 | 44.92 | 816 | |
| Hagan Landry | F41 | Shot put F40/41 | 12.58 | 920 | |
| Trenten Merrill | T64 | Long jump T63-64 | 6.94 | 905 | |
| Justin Phongsavanh | F54 | Javelin throw F54 | 30.56 PR | - | |
| Markeith Price | T13 | Long jump T13 | 6.29 | - | 3 |
| Scot Severn | F53 | Shot put F53/54 | 7.92 | 867 | |
| Tanner Wright | T46 | Long jump T47 | 6.45 | - | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Femita Ayanbeku | 100m T64 | — | DNS | ||
| 200m T64 | — | 29.45 | 4 | ||
| Sydney Barta | 200m T64 | — | 28.09 PR | | |
| Kaitlin Bounds | 400m T20 | — | 1:11.12 | 8 | |
| Catherine Carey | 100m T64 | — | 14.07 | | |
| Breanna Clark | 400m T20 | — | 57.09 | | |
| Kym Crosby | 100m T13 | — | 12.43 | | |
| Michelle Cross | 100m T37 | — | 15.81 | 5 | |
| 200m T37 | — | 32.63 | 4 | ||
| Hannah Dederick | 100m T54 | — | 17.30 PR | | |
| 400m T54 | — | 58.96 | | ||
| 800m T54 | — | 2:06.30 | | ||
| Jenna Fesemyer | 100m T54 | — | 18.51 | 4 | |
| 400m T54 | — | 59.68 | | ||
| 800m T54 | — | 2:02.52 | | ||
| Elizabeth Floch | 100m T54 | — | 19.26 | 5 | |
| 400m T54 | — | 1:06.00 | | ||
| Catarina Guimarães | 100m T38 | — | 14.71 | 4 | |
| 400m T38 | — | 1:10.09 | | ||
| Beatriz Hatz | 100m T64 | — | 13.71 | | |
| 200m T64 | — | 28.13 | | ||
| Yen Hoang | 100m T53 | — | 19.59 | 4 | |
| 400m T53 | — | 1:02.95 | | ||
| 800m T53 | — | 2:08.09 | | ||
| Kelsey Le Fevour | 100m T53 | — | 17.81 | | |
| 400m T53 | — | 1:02.97 | | ||
| Jasmine Murrell | 100m T12 | 14.65 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Arielle Rausin | 800m T54 | — | 2:12.87 | | |
| Jaleen Roberts | 100m T37 | — | 13.78 PR | | |
| 200m T37 | — | 28.30 PR | | ||
| Nelya Schasfoort | 100m T47 | 14.09 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 200m T47 | 29.35 | 11 | did not advance | ||
| 400m T47 | 1:08.90 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Deja Young | 100m T47 | 12.32 | 1 Q | 12.04 | |
| 200m T47 | 25.14 | 1 Q | 24.86 | | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Sydney Barta | F64 | Discus throw F64 | 26.71 | - | |
| Scout Bassett | T63 | Long jump T42-44/T61-63 | 3.58 | 538 | |
| Catherine Carey | T44 | Long jump T42-44/T61-63 | 4.45 | 385 | |
| Mikayla Chandler | F41 | Discus throw F41 | 19.69 | - | 6 |
| Shot put F40/41 | 6.56 | 577 | 6 | ||
| Catarina Guimarães | T38 | Long jump T36/37/38 | 4.05 | 543 | |
| Lacey Henderson | T63 | Long jump T42-44/T61-63 | 3.39 | 397 | |
| Jessica Heims | F64 | Discus throw F64 | 34.40 WR | - | |
| Sebastiana Lopez Arellano | F54 | Discus throw F55 | 20.52 WR | - | 5 |
| Javelin throw F54 | 15.46 | - | | ||
| Shot put F53/54/55 | 7.63 | 968 | | ||
| Jasmine Murrell | T12 | Long jump T11-12 | 4.02 | 95 | 5 |
| Jaleen Roberts | T37 | Long jump T36/37/38 | 4.68 | 970 | |
| Nelya Schasfoort | T45 | Long jump T47 | 4.26 WR | - | 7 |
| Taleah Williams | T47 | Long jump T47 | 5.16 PR | - | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Eric Johnson | Singles SL4 |  Cueto (PER)L 0-2 |  Anguiano (GUA)L 0-2 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Miles Krajewski | Singles SS6 |  Abarca (CHI)W 2-0 |  Lightfoot (CAN)W 2-1 | 1 Q | Lightfoot (CAN) W 2-0 |  Tavares (BRA)L 1-2 | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Amy Burnett | Singles WH2 | Jauregui (PER) L 0-2 |  Soriano (CUB)L 0-2 | 3 | did not advance | ||
35 swimmers competed in multiple swimming events. [6] [7]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Caleb Cripe | 100m backstroke S7 | — | 1:23.54 | 6 | |
| 50m butterfly S7 | — | DSQ | |||
| 200m individual medley SM7 | 3:21.58 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Tye Dutcher | 50m freestyle S10 | 27.31 | 5 Q | 26.50 | |
| 100m backstroke S10 | — | 1:04.67 | | ||
| 100m butterfly S10 | — | 1:04.33 | | ||
| David Gelfand | 100m freestyle S9 | 1:03.42 | 2 Q | 1:01.97 | 4 |
| 400m freestyle S9 | — | 4:40.49 | 4 | ||
| 100m butterfly S9 | DSQ | did not advance | |||
| 100m breaststroke SB8 | — | DNS | |||
| 200m individual medley SM9 | — | 2:28.16 | | ||
| Connor Gioffreda | 50m freestyle S6 | 34.76 | 7 Q | 34.27 | 6 |
| 100m freestyle S6 | — | 1:14.12 | 5 | ||
| 400m freestyle S6 | — | 5:35.17 | 4 | ||
| 50m butterfly S6 | — | 35.55 | 5 | ||
| 200m individual medley SM6 | 3:18.17 | 7 Q | 3:14.31 | 6 | |
| Jamal Hill | 50m freestyle S10 | 26.32 | 2 Q | 26.10 | |
| 100m freestyle S10 | 59.96 | 4 Q | 59.66 | 5 | |
| 100m backstroke S10 | — | 1:08.95 | 4 | ||
| Ross Minor | 400m freestyle S11 | 5:00.88 | 3 Q | 4:54.93 | |
| 100m breaststroke SB11 | — | 1:32.87 | 6 | ||
| Duncan Moss | 200m freestyle S14 | 2:22.92 | 11 | did not advance | |
| 100m backstroke S14 | 1:12.30 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| 200m individual medley SM14 | DSQ | did not advance | |||
| Sam Murray Jr | 50m freestyle S9 | 29.96 | 6 Q | 29.15 | 4 |
| 100m freestyle S9 | 1:03.94 | 3 Q | 1:03.29 | 5 | |
| 400m freestyle S9 | — | 4:47.84 | 6 | ||
| 100m backstroke S9 | — | 1:11.99 | 4 | ||
| 100m butterfly S9 | 1:09.36 | 5 Q | 1:08.34 | 5 | |
| 100m breaststroke SB8 | — | 1:24.48 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM9 | — | 2:34.32 | 4 | ||
| Joseph Peppersack | 50m freestyle S8 | — | 31.18 | 4 | |
| 100m freestyle S8 | — | 1:08.13 | 4 | ||
| 100m backstroke S8 | — | 1:13.53 | | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB7 | — | 1:40.00 | 6 | ||
| Jonathan Pierce | 200m freestyle S14 | 2:09.27 | 5 Q | 2:09.62 | 5 |
| 100m backstroke S14 | 1:14.67 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| 100m butterfly S14 | 1:07.54 | 7 Q | 1:06.52 | 7 | |
| 100m breaststroke SB14 | 1:23.77 | 6 Q | 1:21.07 | 6 | |
| 200m individual medley SM14 | 2:32.79 | 7 Q | 2:32.23 | 7 | |
| Morgan Ray | 50m freestyle S7 | — | 35.12 | 7 | |
| 100m freestyle S7 | — | 1:16.42 | 7 | ||
| 400m freestyle S7 | — | 5:43.75 | 7 | ||
| 100m backstroke S7 | — | 1:33.87 | 8 | ||
| 50m butterfly S7 | — | 40.06 | 5 | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB7 | — | 1:28.41 | 4 | ||
| 200m individual medley SM7 | 3:03.71 | 5 Q | 3:00.96 | 8 | |
| Carson Sanocki | 100m freestyle S13 | 57.16 | 2 Q | 57.53 | |
| 400m freestyle S13 | 4:37.13 | 1 Q | 4:32.48 | | |
| 200m individual medley SM13 | — | 2:19.08 PR | | ||
| Zachary Shattuck | 50m butterfly S6 | — | 33.90 | | |
| 100m breaststroke SB6 | — | 1:26.31 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM6 | 2:56.58 | 3 Q | 2:53.66 | | |
| Liam Smith | 50m freestyle S8 | — | 32.11 | | |
| 100m freestyle S7 | — | 1:09.09 | | ||
| 400m freestyle S7 | — | 5:10.65 | 4 | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB7 | — | 1:28.16 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM7 | 3:00.58 | 4 Q | 2:51.81 | 4 | |
| 50m freestyle S7 | — | 34.19 | | ||
| Matthew Torres | 100m freestyle S8 | — | 1:03.91 | | |
| 400m freestyle S9 | — | 4:34.28 PR | | ||
| 100m backstroke S8 | — | 1:10.70 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM8 | — | 2:43.27 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hallie Anderson | 100m breaststroke SB9 | — | 1:32.39 | 5 | |
| Hannah Aspden | 50m freestyle S9 | 30.53 | 2 Q | 30.80 | 4 |
| 100m freestyle S9 | 1:06.72 | 2 Q | 1:06.76 | | |
| 400m freestyle S9 | — | 5:01.05 | | ||
| 100m backstroke S9 | — | 1:13.20 | | ||
| Grace Bristow | 50m freestyle S10 | 32.33 | 6 Q | 31.44 | 6 |
| 100m freestyle S10 | 1:10.45 | 7 Q | 1:11.16 | 8 | |
| 400m freestyle S10 | — | 5:31.05 | 6 | ||
| 100m backstroke S10 | — | 1:20.16 | 8 | ||
| Leslie Cichocki | 200m freestyle S14 | — | 2:27.71 | 6 | |
| 100m backstroke S14 | — | 1:16.50 | | ||
| 100m butterfly S14 | — | 1:14.95 | | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB14 | 1:34.44 | 7 Q | 1:34.72 | 7 | |
| 200m individual medley SM14 | — | 2:48.79 | 6 | ||
| Alyssia Crook | 400m freestyle S9 | — | 5:12.19 | | |
| Abigail Gase | 50m freestyle S7 | — | 43.38 | | |
| 100m freestyle S7 | — | 1:31.68 | 4 | ||
| 100m backstroke S7 | — | 1:33.92 | | ||
| 50m butterfly S7 | — | 48.62 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM7 | — | 3:38.09 | | ||
| Alyssa Gialamas | 100m freestyle S5 | 1:38.09 | 4 Q | 1:38.87 | 5 |
| 200m freestyle S5 | 3:29.72 | 2 Q | 3:28.68 | | |
| 50m backstroke S5 | 48.80 PR | 1 Q | 47.65 PR | | |
| Laurrie Hermes | 50m freestyle S11 | — | 38.92 | 4 | |
| 100m freestyle S11 | — | 1:23.05 | 4 | ||
| 400m freestyle S11 | — | 5:52.62 | | ||
| 100m backstroke S11 | — | 1:32.80 | | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB11 | — | 1:48.33 | | ||
| Elise Morley | 50m freestyle S9 | 30.96 | 4 Q | 30.59 | |
| 100m freestyle S9 | 1:08.21 | 3 Q | 1:07.09 | 4 | |
| Abigail Nardella | 50m freestyle S6 | 40.15 | 3 Q | 40.00 | 5 |
| 100m freestyle S6 | 1:31.57 | 6 Q | 1:32.33 | 6 | |
| 100m backstroke S6 | — | 1:59.12 | 7 | ||
| 50m butterfly S6 | 48.04 | 8 Q | 48.37 | 8 | |
| 100m breaststroke SB6 | — | 2:10.82 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM6 | — | 4:03.80 | 6 | ||
| Amanda Palyo | 100m backstroke S9 | — | 1:20.23 | | |
| Cali Prochaska | 100m butterfly S9 | — | 1:13.39 | 4 | |
| Summer Schmit | 100m breaststroke SB9 | — | 1:27.95 | | |
| 200m individual medley SM9 | — | 2:42.23 | | ||
| Aspen Shelton | 50m freestyle S12 | — | 30.91 | 5 | |
| 100m freestyle S12 | — | 1:06.95 | | ||
| 100m backstroke S12 | — | 1:15.98 | | ||
| Haven Shepherd | 50m freestyle S8 | — | 35.58 | | |
| 100m backstroke S8 | — | DSQ | |||
| 100m butterfly S8 | — | 1:33.00 | 5 | ||
| 100m breaststroke SB7 | 1:45.70 | 2 Q | 1:43.39 | | |
| 200m individual medley SM8 | — | 3:09.39 | | ||
| Natalie Sims | 100m freestyle S9 | 1:05.18 PR | 1 Q | 1:06.05 | |
| 100m butterfly S9 | — | 1:13.10 | | ||
| 200m individual medley SM9 | — | 2:42.94 | | ||
| Elizabeth Smith | 50m freestyle S9 | 29.69 PR | 1 Q | 29.55 PR | |
| 100m backstroke S9 | — | 1:14.57 | | ||
| 100m butterfly S9 | — | 1:08.79 PR | | ||
| Samantha Tubbs | 100m breaststroke SB9 | — | 1:21.12 | | |
| Madelyn White | 400m freestyle S9 | — | 5:01.25 | | |
| 200m individual medley SM9 | — | 2:48.10 | 4 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pamela Fontaine | Women's singles C2-3 | Azevedo (BRA) W 3-1 |  Blanco (ARG)W 3-0 | — | 1 Q | Santos (BRA) L 0-3 | did not advance | |
| Cynthia Ranii | Oliveira (BRA) L 0-3 | Silva (CUB) L 0-3 | — | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Jennifer Johnson | Women's singles C4 | de Oliveira (BRA) L 0-3 |  Fernandez (VEN)L 0-3 | — | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Terese Terranova |  Guapi (COL)L 1-3 |  Verdin (MEX)L 0-3 | Aguilar (PER) W 3-0 | 3 | did not advance | |||
The United States have qualified both the men's and women's teams. [8]
Six wheelchair tennis players are expected to compete. [9]
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The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. A total of 213 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only 2 sports Americans did not compete in were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The American delegation included 16 former members of the U.S. military, including 3 veterans of the Iraq War. Among them were shot putter Scott Winkler, who was paralyzed in an accident in Iraq, and swimmer Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in the war.
The 2019 Pan American Games, officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminary rounds in certain events having begun on July 24, 2019. These were the first Pan American Games to be held in Peru, and the seventh to be held in South America.
The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee, held from August 7 to 15, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Marking the first Parapan American games hosted by Canada, and the second major Paralympic sports event hosted by Toronto since the 1976 Summer Paralympics, the Games were held at venues in Toronto and four other Golden Horseshoe communities. Both the Parapan American and Pan American Games were organized by the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee (TO2015).
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The 2019 Parapan American Games, officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee, which was held from August 23 to September 1, 2019 in Lima, Peru.
Canada competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
The United States competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Canada participated in the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru from August 23 to September 1, 2019.
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Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Colombia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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