| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Elizabeth Corso |
| Born | July 10, 2003 |
| Home town | Newmarket, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T13 |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
Medal record | |
Elizabeth Corso (born July 10, 2003) is an American Paralympic middle-distance runner. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Corso represented the United States in the women's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. [2] She ran for the Lipscomb Bisons track and field team beginning in 2022. [3]
Corso was born with albinism and is legally blind with 20/200 vision. [4] [5]
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