Susannah Scaroni

Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete.[1] She represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] In 2019, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]

Susannah Scaroni
Susannah Scaroni (2018)
Personal information
Born (1991-05-16) May 16, 1991
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWheelchair racing
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classT54
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Championships
2019 Dubai 5000 m T54
2019 Dubai 800 m T54

Career

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's marathon T54 event.[1][3] Four years later she also competed in the same event finishing in 7th place.[1][3] She also competed in the women's 800 metres 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 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 trains with the University of Illinois wheelchair racing team.[3]

Marathons
Susannah 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 finished in 2nd place in the 2012 Chicago Marathon, in 3rd place in the 2018 Chicago Marathon and in 4th place in the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

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

In the Boston Marathon she finished in 3rd place in 2014, in 3rd place in 2015, in 4th place in 2016 and in 2nd place in 2018.

In the Tokyo Marathon she finished in 5th place in 2018 and in 3rd place in 2019.[4]

In 2019, she also finished in 3rd place in the New York City Marathon.

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

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United States
2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 8th Marathon 1:58:37
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2nd Marathon 1:56:30
2013 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1st Marathon 1:54:39
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 7th Marathon 1:50:47
2014 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1st Marathon 1:54:54
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 1:51:01
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd Marathon 1:38:33
2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd Marathon 1:57:21
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon 1:47:06
2016 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 4th Marathon 1:46:53
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 7th Marathon 1:52:50
Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th (heats) 800 m 1:56.42
7th Marathon 1:38:47
2017 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 1:47:37
2018 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 5th Marathon 1:54:02
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 2nd Marathon 2:20:01
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 1:43:00
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, United States 1st 10,000 m 22:49.05
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 3rd Marathon 1:44:48
2019 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 1:54:32
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 4th Marathon
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rd Marathon 1:51:37

References
  1. "Susannah Scaroni". Team USA. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (October 15, 2019). "United States pick first wheelchair marathon athletes for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. "Meet The 33 Athletes To Qualify For the 2020 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Teams In 2019". Team USA. December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. "Women's wheelchair race" (PDF). 2018 Tokyo Marathon. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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