Tracy Otto smiling
Para Archery

Tracy Otto

Paralympian 2024

Tracy Otto

Athlete Bio#

Tracy Otto shooting an arrow

Hometown

Plant City, FL

Education

University of Tampa

classification: W1

Personal
  • Discovered Para archery after surviving a life-threatening domestic violence attack, which caused the loss of her left eye and paralysis from the chest-down
  • Stopped into the "All People's Life Center" and met her first coach, Earl C. Brown, who taught her how to use a mouth tab for her bow
  • Qualified for her first Paralympic Games in May
  • Is an advocate for survivors of domestic violence and adaptive sports athletes
  • Created her own line of adaptive sportswear along other fundraising efforts that help fuel her archery journey
Career Highlights
  • 2024 Para Pan American Championships, gold (Women's W1)
  • 2024 Para Pan American Championships, gold (mixed team)
  • Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (Women's individual W1)
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 8th (Individual W1 - Women), 6th (Team W1 - Mixed)

TRACY OTTO, CHASING HER DREAMS THROUGH ARCHERY, IS KEEN TO BE A LIGHT IN THE WORLD

Explore More Athletes

Jason
Tabansky

Jordan
White

Kenny
Agostino

Nick
Abruzzese

Giorgia
Birkeland