United States at The 2008 Summer Paralympics - Track and Field (athletics)

Track and Field (athletics)

The American track and field team consisted of 26 men and 17 women. Among them was shot putter Scott Winkler, a U.S. Army veteran who was paralyzed in Tikrit, Iraq in 2003 after he fell off a truck while holding 50 pounds of ammunition. The team set six world records and won a total of nine gold, fourteen silver, and five bronze medals, two more medals than the team won in Athens. Jessica Galli won five medals, more than any other team member, while Amanda McGrory, Tatyana McFadden, and Jim Bob Bizzell each won at least three medals. Jeremy Campbell was the only U.S. track and field athlete to win two golds.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Danny Andrews 200 m T44 24.22 3 Q N/A 23.54 5
400 m T44 N/A 53.15 4
Jim Bob Bizzell 200 m T44 23.22 1 Q N/A 22.62 WR
400 m T44 N/A 50.98 WR
Adam Bleakney 400 m T53 59.29 7 N/A Did not advance
800 m T53 1:40.94 3 N/A Did not advance
5000 m T54 10:53.56 6 N/A Did not advance
Marathon T54 N/A 1:30.36 23
Matt Brown Discus throw F42 N/A 42.25 4
Shot put F42 N/A 12.46 8
Tyler Byers 800 m T54 1:38.73 4 Q 1:41.00 6 Did not advance
1500 m T54 3:10.00 4 Q 3:06.47 8 Did not advance
5000 m T54 11:01.63 9 N/A Did not advance
Marathon T54 N/A 1:32.33 24
Jeremy Campbell Long jump F42/44 N/A 6.36 4
Discus throw F44 N/A 55.08
Pentathlon P44 N/A 4662 WR
Ed Cochrell Shot put F44 N/A 14.16 6
Scott Danberg Shot put F40 N/A 9.79 8
Brian Frasure 100 m T44 11.49 1 Q N/A 11.50
Josh George 100 m T53 15.17 1 Q N/A 14.79
200 m T53 26.81 3 Q N/A 26.98 4
400 m T53 53.58 3 N/A Did not advance
800 m T53 1:38.30 PR 1 Q N/A 1:37.09
1500 m T54 3:13.87 1 Q 3:11.09 5 Did not advance
Marathon T54 N/A 1:30.29 17
Lex Gillette 100 m T11 11.85 3 Did not advance
200 m T11 24.42 4 Did not advance
Long jump F11 N/A 6.46
Triple jump F11 N/A 12.19 5
Peter Gottwald 800 m T13 N/A 1:55.49
1500 m T13 4:05.51 4 Q N/A 4:16.59 10
5000 m T13 16:11.31 6 N/A Did not advance
Erik Hightower 100 m T54 14.92 6 N/A Did not advance
200 m T54 26.15 5 N/A Did not advance
400 m T54 49.76 5 Q 51.67 5 Did not advance
Tony Iniguez 800 m T54 1:39.72 5 Q 1:37.30 9 Did not advance
1500 m T54 3:07.84 2 Q 3:11.84 6 Did not advance
5000 m T54 10:28.87 9 N/A Did not advance
Marathon T54 N/A 1:26.04 15
Josiah Jamison 100 m T12 11.09 1 Q 10.90 1 Q 10.89
200 m T12 22.20 1 Q 22.19 1 Q Did not start
400 m T12 51.40 3 Did not advance
Carlos Leon Shot put F53/54 N/A 6.95 15
Royal Mitchell 100 m T13 11.34 3 Q N/A 11.17 7
200 m T13 22.73 4 N/A Did not advance
400 m T13 51.15 4 Q N/A 51.23 8
Nelacey Porter 100 m T11 Disqualified Did not advance
Josh Roberts 100 m T52 N/A 19.88 7
200 m T52 N/A 36.82 9
400 m T52 1:05.22 5 N/A Did not advance
800 m T52 2:21.10 5 N/A Did not advance
Scot Severn Discus throw F53/54 N/A 23.71 7
Shot put F53/54 N/A 7.76 9
Marlon Shirley 100 m T44 11.77 2 Q N/A 34.43 8
Jerome Singleton 100 m T44 11.48 2 Q N/A 11.20
Jeff Skiba High jump F44/46 N/A 2.11 WR
Long jump F42/44 N/A 5.83 9
Discus throw F44 N/A 48.72 6
Javelin throw F42/44 N/A 51.46 5
Pentathlon P44 N/A 4274
Casey Tibbs 200 m T44 24.01 2 Q N/A 23.40 4
400 m T44 N/A Did not start
Long jump F42/44 N/A 6.39
Pentathlon P44 N/A Did not finish
Steven Toyoji 400 m T52 1:04.37 4 Q N/A 1:05.41 7
800 m T52 Disqualified N/A Did not advance
Marathon T52 N/A 1:58.37 5
Scott Winkler Shot put F55/56 N/A 11.27 5
Lex Gillette
Josiah Jamison
Royal Mitchell
Nelacey Porter		 4×100 m relay T11-13 Did not finish N/A Did not advance
Jim Bob Bizzell
Brian Frasure
Jerome Singleton
Casey Tibbs		 4×100 m relay T42-46 N/A 42.75 WR
4×100 m relay T53/54 Did not start
Tyler Byers
Josh George
Erik Hightower
Tony Iniguez		 4×400 m relay T53/54 3:21.52 2 N/A Did not advance

Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the final as decided on a basis of rank within heat; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mallerie Badgett 100 m T52 N/A 24.01 6
200 m T52 N/A 43.42 7
Cheri Blauwet 400 m T53 1:00.03 1 Q N/A 57.07 4
800 m T53 N/A 1:58.38 4
5000 m T54 N/A 12:29.43 4
Marathon T54 N/A 1:40:04 5
Julie Crisp Javelin throw F35-38 N/A 18.84 17
Anjali Forber Pratt 100 m T53 17.46 1 Q N/A 17.99 6
200 m T53 31.66 2 Q N/A 30.99 4
400 m T53 58.76 3 Q N/A 56.79
Jessica Galli 100 m T53 17.00 2 Q N/A 16.88
200 m T53 30.58 2 Q N/A 29.68
400 m T53 56.10 PR 1 Q N/A 54.88 WR
800 m T53 N/A 1:57.25
1500 m T54 3:30.32 3 Q N/A 3:41.68 4
Jennifer Goeckel 100 m T54 18.21 5 N/A Did not advance
200 m T54 32.84 4 N/A Did not advance
400 m T54 1:01.11 6 N/A Did not advance
Sabra Hawkes 100 m T37 15.75 8 N/A Did not advance
200 m T37 32.36 6 N/A Did not advance
April Holmes 100 m T44 13.76 1 Q N/A 13.72
200 m T44 N/A Disqualified
Long jump F44 N/A Did not start
Jill Kennedy Discus throw F40 N/A 20.89 6
Shot put F40 N/A 6.39 8
Cheryl Leitner 100 m T52 N/A 24.40 7
200 m T52 N/A 41.01 6
Chelsea McClammer 800 m T54 1:57.09 5 Q N/A 1:51.88 8
Tatyana McFadden 100 m T54 16.71 3 Q N/A 16.62 6
200 m T54 29.49 2 Q N/A 28.43
400 m T54 54.04 2 Q N/A 53.49
800 m T54 1:56.56 1 Q N/A 1:46.95
Amanda McGrory 800 m T53 N/A 1:57.31
1500 m T54 3:34.56 2 Q N/A 3:42.17 5
5000 m T54 N/A 12:29.07
Marathon T54 N/A 1:40:00
Kerri Morgan 100 m T52 N/A 21.56 5
200 m T52 N/A 40.82 5
Maggie Redden 100 m T53 19.29 5 N/A Did not advance
200 m T53 35.13 6 N/A Did not advance
Shirley Reilly 1500 m T54 3:33.33 5 Q N/A 3:43.54 7
5000 m T54 N/A 12:32.19 8
Marathon T54 N/A 1:40:26 7
Robyn Stawski Discus throw F32-34/51-53 N/A 11.24 15
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 N/A 11.50 14
Shot put F32-34/52-53 N/A 5.56 13
Anjali Forber Pratt
Jessica Galli
Tatyana McFadden
Amanda McGrory		 4×100 m relay T53/54 N/A 1:02.16

Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the final as decided on a basis of rank within heat; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

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