Shawn Morelli
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Shawn Morelli (born March 29, 1976 in Greenville, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American Paralympic three-time gold medalist in cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2020 Paralympic Games, winning four overall medals in both road and track cycling. She graduated from the Marion Military Institute and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant engineer officer in the United States Army in 1996.[2] She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a history major in 1998.[3] She is also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Afghanistan.[4] After being injured in 2007, she began competitive para-cycling in 2010 and has participated in world championships since 2014. She is originally from Saegertown, Pennsylvania and is a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado.[5] She retired as a Major in the United States Army.
See also[]
List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
References[]
- ^ "Cycling Road - MORELLI Shawn - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Track cyclist Shawn Morelli (MMI class of '96) wins first U.S. Paralympic medal in Rio
- ^ "Team USA". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ State College
- ^ The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
External links[]
- Shawn Morelli at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website
- Shawn Morelli at the International Paralympic Committee
- Shawn Morelli at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
- Shawn Morelli at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Shawn Morelli at ProCyclingStats
- Shawn Morelli at CQ Ranking
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