Athlete Bio#
Height
5'2"
Age
26
Hometown
Cheney, WA
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
classification: T52
Personal
Rigo was born with a rare congenital disorder known as arthrogryposis that causes his muscles to stiffen and develop abnormally...Son of Robert Rigo and Celena Destefano...Named the 2015 Non-High School Male Athlete of the Year by the Spokane Youth Sports Commission in Washington...Enjoys sports, hunting and building...Member of Youth Outdoors Unlimited where he was certified with hunter education in 2013...At 14, Rigo was selected as the youngest member of Team USA for the 2013 IPC World Championships...His passion for the sport began in 2007 after joined ParaSport Spokane and met coach Teresa SkinnerParalympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 7th (100m T52 - Men, 1500m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 5th (1500m T52 - Men, 400m T52 - Men), 9th (100m T52 - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m T52 - Men 2013, 2019; 1500m T52 - Men 2013, 2015, 2019; 400m T52 - Men 2015, 2019; 200m T52 - Men 2013
- Top finish: 5th – 2013 (1500m T52 - Men), 2019 (1500m T52 - Men), 2019 (400m T52 - Men)
