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 and the silver in the same event in Paris, 2024.^[2][3] 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 (age 33) Burns, Oregon, U.S.
Home town	Tekoa, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Occupation(s)	Para-athlete, dietitian
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wheelchair racing
Disability	Paraplegia
Disability class	T54
University team	Illinois Fighting Illini
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 5000 m T54 2024 Paris 5000 m T54 2020 Tokyo 800 m T54 2024 Paris 800 m T54 2024 Paris 1500 m T54 2024 Paris Marathon T54 World Championships 2019 Dubai 800 m T54 2019 Dubai 5000 m T54 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

In 2019, she also ended in 3rd in the New York City Marathon.^[7]

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. She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris in the T54 Marathon. Catherine Debrunner had led from the start and Madisson de Rozario came second.^[8]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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[9]
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. McCord, Madison (August 31, 2024). "Tekoa native Susannah Scaroni wins third Paralympic medal with silver in 5,000-meters". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
4. 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.
5. Rowbottom, Mike (October 15, 2019). "United States pick first wheelchair marathon athletes for Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
6. "Women's wheelchair race" (PDF). 2018 Tokyo Marathon. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
7. "2019 New York City Marathon Results". NBC Sports. November 3, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
8. "PARIS 2024 PARALYMPIC GAMES: MARCEL HUG AND CATHERINE DEBRUNNER CLAIM T54 MARATHON TITLES". September 8, 2024.
9. "The 41st Oita International Wheelchair Marathon Report". Globel Honda. Honda. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

External links

• Susannah Scaroni at Team USA (archived)
• Susannah Scaroni at the International Paralympic Committee
• Susannah Scaroni at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Susannah Scaroni at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website^{[dead link‍]}