After Her ‘Best Four Years So Far,’ Grace Norman Is Ready To ‘Tri’ For A Third Medal In Paris
The paratriathlon gold medalist heads into the Paralympic year with a No. 1 ranking and loads of confidence.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
26
Hometown
Jamestown, OH
Education
Cedarville University
classification: PT4
Personal
- Daughter of Tim and Robin Norman. Has two sisters Bethany and Danielle
- Grew up in Jamestown, Ohio and got married in the summer of 2022
- Born with congenital constriction band syndrome in her left leg at birth, which resulted in the amputation of her left leg and right big toe below the knee when she was young
- Competed in track & field and cross country in high school, where she became the first female amputee to finish on the podium at a high school track & field state championship
Her triathlon career began with a mini Triathlon in Ohio, and her first elite ITU paratriathlon race was in 2014
Competed in both track & field and paratriathlon at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, becoming the first U.S. athlete to win gold in paratriathlon’s debut as a Paralympic medal event
Currently holds the world records for the 800-meter and 1,500-meter in the T44 classification for track & field
In 2015, Norman was named the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School Female Athlete of the Year
She is a 2020 graduate of Cedarville University in Ohio, where she attended nursing school and competed on the NCAA track and cross-country teams
Hobbies include baking and sewing
Paralympic Experience
- 3-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (PTS5 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (PTS5 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (PT4 - Women), bronze (400m T44 - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2024 – gold (PTS5 - Women)
- Years of participation: PTS5 - Women 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; Team Relay - Open 2022, 2023; PT4 - Women 2014, 2015, 2016; 400m T44 - Women 2015
- Medals: 12 (6 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
- Gold – 2024 (PTS5 - Women); 2023 (PTS5 - Women, Team Relay - Open); 2022 (PTS5 - Women); 2017 (PTS5 - Women); 2016 (PT4 - Women)
- Silver – 2021 (PTS5 - Women); 2015 (PT4 - Women)
- Bronze – 2022 (Team Relay - Open); 2019 (PTS5 - Women); 2018 (PTS5 - Women); 2015 (400m T44 - Women)
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