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Mullins' prosthetic leg shown at CCCB exhibit in Barcelona, October 2015 Mullins watches fellow bilateral amputee Hugh Herr climb the wall at MIT Media Lab's h2.0 symposium, May 9, 2007. Mullins was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania , to an Irish father Bernard Mullins from Crusheen , County Clare , Ireland and mother Bernadette Mullins.
Mandy Horvath (born June 10,1993) is a Colorado based American bi-lateral above knee amputee, creative writer, public speaker, actress and mountaineer. She is notable as the first female bi-lateral amputee to summit the Manitou Incline, Pikes Peak (twice), the Statue of Liberty stairwell to the crown, and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, without the use of prosthetic equipment- using her arms and ...
Sarah Doherty (December 21, 1959 – January 5, 2023) was an amputee mountaineer, ski racer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur who lost her right leg to a drunk driver at age 13. She was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Disabled Ski Team [ 1 ] and was the first amputee to reach the summit of Denali .
The 2024 Women's Amputee Football World Cup was a WAFF tournament held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 4 to 10 November 2024. [1] Games were held at Romelio Martínez Stadium and San Isidro Stadium. This inaugural amputee football event was the first time that women had competed separately from men. [2] The event was streamed live at YouTube.
First Female Amputee Runs 140 Miles in Grueling Desert Race. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For ...
Cellphone video showing two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies restraining and punching an amputee has sparked outrage and demands for answers.
Amy Palmiero-Winters (born August 18, 1972) is a below-knee amputee, long-distance runner, and triathlete. She holds eleven world records in various events. In 2010, she was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States and the ESPN ESPY Award as the top female athlete with a disability in the world.
Inspired by amputee marathon runner Paddy Rossbach, [2] Reinertsen began to run at age 11. At her first international track meet, when she was 13, she broke the 100 m world record for female above-knee amputees. [2] Her T42 400 m world record time, set in 1999, still stands today. [3] Reinertsen was a member of the US Disabled Track Team for 7 ...