Laura Schwanger
Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, United States |
Alma mater | Rowan College Immaculata College |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Paralympic athletics Adaptive rowing |
Disability | Multiple sclerosis |
Disability class | F53 |
Event(s) | Pentathlon Javelin throw Discus throw Shot put |
Medal record |
Laura Schwanger is a retired American Paralympic athlete and adaptive rower. She has competed at three Paralympic Games in track and field and returned twelve years later to compete in rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She is a four time Paralympic champion including six silver medals and one bronze medal in athletics and won a bronze medal in rowing.[1][2]
Schwanger was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1981 while on active duty in the US Army. She took up athletics soon after then retired after the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she took up rowing in later 2006 after receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Laura Schwanger - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 14 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Laura Schwanger - Team USA". Team USA. 14 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Survivor: Laura Schwanger". komen.org. 14 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hero Stories: Laura Schwanger". Paralyzed Veterans of America. 14 February 2021.
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Categories:
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from Philadelphia
- Rowers from Philadelphia
- American female discus throwers
- American female javelin throwers
- American pentathletes
- American female shot putters
- Paralympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Paralympic rowers of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- People with multiple sclerosis
- United States Army personnel
- 21st-century American women