Jo Ann Keyser

Jo Ann Keyser Armstrong is an American wheelchair athlete who competed at the Summer Paralympic Games.

Career

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in 4×40 meter relay open, with Ella Chafee, Carol Giesse,[1] and Linda Stratman, and silver medal in 60 meter wheelchair C.[2]

At the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Women's Slalom 4,[3] and bronze medal in Women's 60 m Wheelchair 4.[4]

In 1976, she founded Rochester Rookies.[5][6][7] In 2017, she was succeeded as director by Ryan Chalmers.[8][9]

References
  1. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-4x40-m-open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  2. "Tel Aviv 1968 - athletics - womens-60-m-wheelchair-c". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  3. "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-slalom-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  4. "Heidelberg 1972 - athletics - womens-60-m-wheelchair-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. "Rochester Rookies". Rochester Rookies. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  6. "Rochester Rookies Win Multiple Medals at Competition" (PDF). cprochester.org.
  7. Schermerhorn, Jacob (2022-08-12). "Helping train the next Paralympians". Rochester Beacon. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  8. "RYAN CHALMERS succeeds Jo Ann Keyser-Armstrong as Director of the Rochester Rookies". stay-focused.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  9. "Wheelchair athlete Joanne Armstrong honored". WHAM. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-07.


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