Shawn Morelli

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 Leavenworth, Kansas.[5] She retired as a Major in the United States Army.

Shawn Morelli
Personal information
BornMarch 29, 1976 (1976-03-29) (age 47)
Greenville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroPursuit C4
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad time trial C4
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoRoad time trial C4
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoPursuit C4

See also

References
  1. "Cycling Road - MORELLI Shawn - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. Track cyclist Shawn Morelli (MMI class of '96) wins first U.S. Paralympic medal in Rio
  3. "Team USA". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  4. State College
  5. The Gazette (Colorado Springs)


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