Susannah Scaroni

Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 5000 meters T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She also represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Susannah Scaroni
Scaroni in 2018
Personal information
Born (1991-05-16) May 16, 1991
Burns, Oregon, U.S.
Home townTekoa, Washington, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
OccupationPara-athlete, dietitian
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWheelchair racing
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classT54
University teamIllinois Fighting Illini
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 5000 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 800 m T54
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 800 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 5000 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 5000 m T54

Early life

Scaroni injured her spinal cord at the T12 vertebra in a car accident when she was five years old, and had to use a wheelchair thereafter.[3]

Career

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's marathon T54 event.[1] Four years later, she also competed in the same event finishing in 7th place.[1] She also competed in the women's 800 meters T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she did not qualify to compete in the final.

In 2018, she won the Peachtree Road Race held in Atlanta, Georgia in the wheelchair category with a time of 22:49.05.

In 2019, she competed at the World Para Athletics Championships winning the bronze medals in the women's 5000 m T54 and women's 800 m T54 events.

She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

In 2022 she won the 2022 Open Women's Division of the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta with the time 21:14.71 setting a new course record.

She trains with the University of Illinois wheelchair racing team.

Marathons
Scaroni at the 2017 London Marathon

Scaroni has also competed in numerous marathon competitions including most marathons that are part of the World Marathon Majors.

In the Chicago Marathon she won 1st place in 2022, and finished in 2nd place in the 2012, 3rd in the 2018 and 4th in 2019.

In the London Marathon Scaroni also finished in 7th place both in 2013 and 2016, 4th in 2014, 5th in 2015, and 3rd both in 2017 and 2018.

In the Boston Marathon she ended up in 3rd place in 2014, 2015 and 2017, 4th in 2016, 2nd in 2018, and 1st place in 2023.

In the Tokyo Marathon Scaroni ended it in 5th place in 2018 and 3rd in 2019.[5]

In 2019, she also ended in 3rd in the New York City Marathon.[6]

In 2013 and 2014, Scaroni won the Los Angeles Marathon in the wheelchair category.

She was placed 6th in the women's marathon T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States
2012 Summer Paralympics London, United Kingdom 8th Marathon 1:58:37
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2nd Marathon 1:56:30
2013 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1st Marathon 1:54:39
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 7th Marathon 1:50:47
2014 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1st Marathon 1:54:54
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 1:51:01
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd Marathon 1:38:33
2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd Marathon 1:57:21
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon 1:47:06
2016 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 4th Marathon 1:46:53
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 7th Marathon 1:52:50
Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th (heats) 800 m 1:56.42
7th Marathon 1:38:47
2017 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 3rd Marathon 1:33:17
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 1:47:37
2018 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 5th Marathon 1:54:02
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 2nd Marathon 2:20:01
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 1:43:00
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, United States 1st 10,000 m 22:49.05
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 3rd Marathon 1:44:48
2019 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 1:54:32
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 4th Marathon
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rd Marathon 1:51:37
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 1st 5000 m 10:52.57
3rd 800 m 1:44.43
6th Marathon 1:41:04
2022 Chicago 13.1 Chicago, United States 1st Half Marathon 46:07
New York Mini 10K New York City, United States 1st 10K 0:21:10
B.A.A. 10K Boston, United States 1st 10K 0:21:56
Grandma's Marathon Duluth, Minnesota – United States 1st Marathon 1:27:31
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, United States 1st 10K 21:14.71
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd Marathon 1:42.21
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 3rd Marathon 1:36.51
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st Marathon 1:45.48
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 1st Marathon 1:42:43
Ōita International Wheelchair Marathon Ōita City, Japan 2nd Marathon 1:38:01[7]
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st Marathon 1:41:45

References
  1. "Susannah Scaroni". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. Houston, Michael (August 28, 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Inside the Games. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. Picklesimer, Phyllis (August 17, 2012). "U of I dietetics student will race in Paralympics". College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences. University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (October 15, 2019). "United States pick first wheelchair marathon athletes for Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. "Women's wheelchair race" (PDF). 2018 Tokyo Marathon. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  6. "2019 New York City Marathon Results". NBC Sports. November 3, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. "The 41st Oita International Wheelchair Marathon Report". Globel Honda. Honda. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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