"Dead on arrival". That was the diagnosis when Jim MacLaren was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after being hit by a bus on his m...
She is a war veteran with the U.S. Army, Purple Heart
recipient, paralympian, paratriathlete and an above the knee amputee. In 2004,
Melissa Stockwell lost her leg when a roadside bomb exploded during a convoy. A
diver in high school, she began to swim at Walter Reed Hospital as part of her
physical therapy. Eventually, she trained to compete in the 2008 Paralympic
Games for the U.S. team in which she became the record holder for the 100 meter
butterfly and the 100 meter freestyle. She gained national attention when she
became the face of the Hartford U.S. Paralympics Partnership ad campaign. “I
can really do anything I want to do, missing leg or not,” she says.
She is a war veteran with the U.S. Army, Purple Heart recipient, paralympian, paratriathlete and an above the knee amputee. In 2004, Me...
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius was born in Sandston,
Johansburg, Transvaal Province (currently Gauteng Province), South Africa,
November 22, 1986. Pistorius has a double amputation, and he is the world
record holder n the 100, 200 and 400 m. in sports Class T44. The IAFF reviewed
and amended some of the rules following comments from certain corners that his
amputated lower limbs gave him an unfair advantage over the others. In 2007,
the use of any technical device like springs, wheels, etc. which could give an
athlete an advantage over the other competitors not using such a device or
mechanism was banned according to the new rules. On May 16, 2008 the decision
was reversed by the Court of Arbitration for Sports ruling that Pistorius had no such advantage. On July
19, 2011 having finished 400 m. in 45.07, he achieved the “A” qualifying
standard for the 2011 World Championship and 2012 Olympics.
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius was born in Sandston, Johansburg, Transvaal Province (currently Gauteng Province), South Africa, November ...
Natalia Partyka was born in Gdank, Pomrskie, Poland on July
27, 1989. She was born without her left forearm. She is a Paralympics champion
in singles 2004 and 2008. She is also one of the only two qualified Olympians
with disabilities. The other one is Natalie du Toit who participated in
swimming. She had participated in both types of events intended for the
able-bodied and the athletes with disabilities. In 2006 Natalia Partyka won twoGOLD medals in a European championship organized
by the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation). In 1999 she won her
first GOLD medal in international table tennis, and from then onwards she has
been continuously ranked number one in Para Sports and ranked within the top 50
of the competitions for the able-bodied. She is result oriented and she says,
“I am not thinking if I am already or if I will be in the future the best
player ever. I think that‟s possible. I„ve won many titles,
but I‟m still pretty young, so we will see that in a few years. I‟d like to be the best, and that‟s why I‟m spending so many hours in the practice hall.”
Natalia Partyka was born in Gdank, Pomrskie, Poland on July 27, 1989. She was born without her left forearm. She is a Paralympics cha...
Natalie du Toit was born in Cape Town, South Africa on
January 29, 1984. She got her early education from Wynberg High School and
participated in international swimming when she was only 14. As a consequence
of an accident she had on her scooter colliding with a car, her left leg was
amputated at the knee in February, 2001. How resolute and determined she is!
She restarted swimming prior to being able to walk again. She swims without the
artificial limb. She won twoGOLD medals
in the 2004 Paralympics and Commonwealth Games. She participated in the 2008
Summer Olympics in Beijing. Natalie du Toit is one of the two qualified
Olympians. She ranked 16th in the 10K Marathon Swim.
Natalie du Toit was born in Cape Town, South Africa on January 29, 1984. She got her early education from Wynberg High School and parti...
Tiger Woods (born Eldrick Tiger Woods, December 30, 1975) is
an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the
most successful golfers of all time. Tiger Woods had stuttering problems at childhood
but he got past it through hard work and practice. He admitted doing everything
possible to conquer his speech disorder including talking to his dog until he
would fall asleep. He did have a lot of help from his family, especially his
mother. He then became one of the most successful golfers the world has ever
known.
Tiger Woods (born Eldrick Tiger Woods, December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among ...




