United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United States
IPC code	USA
NPC	United States Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors	220 in 20 sports
Flag bearers	Nicky Nieves Steve Serio
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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The United States are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.^[1]

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games, including game-eligible alternates in team sports.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	5	1	6
Athletics	30	25	55
Badminton	1	1	2
Cycling	9	6	15
Equestrian	0	4	4
Goalball	6	0	6
Judo	0	2	2
Paracanoeing	1	1	2
Paratriathlon	8	9	17
Powerlifting	1	1	2
Rowing	3	3	6
Shooting	4	2	6
Sitting volleyball	0	12	12
Swimming	11	22	33
Table tennis	3	0	3
Taekwondo	1	1	2
Wheelchair basketball	12	12	24
Wheelchair fencing	3	3	6
Wheelchair rugby	11	1	12
Wheelchair tennis	3	2	5
Total	112	108	220

United States entered three para-archers in compound and recurve event by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kevin Polish	Men's individual compound	695	7	Gale (ESP)
Matt Stutzman		686	19	Sardina (MEX)
Eric Bennett	Men's individual recurve	602	21	Selvathamby (MAS)
Jordan White		580	27	Ciszek (POL)
Jason Tabansky	Men's individual W1	654	6	—	Franco (BRA)
Tracy Otto	Women's individual W1	547	10	—	Liu (CHN)
Jason Tabansky Tracy Otto	Mixed team W1	1201	6	—		Italy (ITA)

U.S. track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Track & road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Noah Malone	100 m T12
Isaac Jean-Paul	100 m T13			—
Jaydin Blackwell	100 m T38			—
Nick Mayhugh
Ryan Medrano
Korban Best	100 m T47			—
Rayven Sample
Brian Siemann	100 m T53			—
Ezra Frech	100 m T63			—
Desmond Jackson
Jonathan Gore	100 m T64			—
Derek Loccident
Hunter Woodhall
Jonathan Gore	200 m T64			—
Noah Malone	400 m T12
Jaydin Blackwell	400 m T38			—
Ryan Medrano
Rayven Sample	400 m T47			—
Tanner Wright
Brian Siemann	400 m T53			—
Daniel Romanchuk	400 m T54			—
Blake Leeper	400 m T62	—
Hunter Woodhall
Brian Siemann	800 m T53			—
Daniel Romanchuk	800 m T54			—
Joel Gomez	1500 m T13			—
Michael Brannigan	1500 m T20	—
Shea Foster	1500 m T38			—
Leo Merle
Aaron Pike	1500 m T54			—
Daniel Romanchuk
Aaron Pike	5000 m T54			—
Daniel Romanchuk
Brian Siemann
Aaron Pike	Marathon T54	—
Daniel Romanchuk
Brian Siemann

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kym Crosby	100 m T13
Erin Kerkhoff
Lauren Fields	100 m T34
Eva Houston
Jaleen Roberts	100 m T37
Taylor Swanson
Catarina Guimarães	100 m T38
Brittni Mason	100 m T47
Chelsea Stein	100 m T53
Hannah Dederick	100 m T54
Tatyana McFadden
Noelle Lambert	100 m T63
Lindi Marcusen
Femita Ayanbeku	100 m T64
Annie Carey
Beatriz Hatz
Jaleen Roberts	200 m T37
Taylor Swanson
Brittni Mason	200 m T47
Sydney Barta	200 m T64
Annie Carey
Beatriz Hatz
Kym Crosby	400 m T13
Erin Kerkhoff
Breanna Clark	400 m T20
Catarina Guimarães	400 m T38
Chelsea Stein	400 m T53
Hannah Dederick	400 m T54
Tatyana McFadden
Lauren Fields	800 m T34	—
Eva Houston
Chelsea Stein	800 m T53
Hannah Dederick	800 m T54
Tatyana McFadden
Susannah Scaroni
Liza Corso	1500 m T13	—
Jenna Fesemyer	1500 m T54
Susannah Scaroni
Jenna Fesemyer	5000 m T54	—
Susannah Scaroni
Jenna Fesemyer	Marathon T54	—
Tatyana McFadden
Susannah Scaroni

Field events
Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Isaac Jean-Paul	Long jump F13
Nick Mayhugh	Long jump F38
Ryan Medrano
Roderick Townsend-Roberts	Long jump F47
Ezra Frech	Long jump F63
Derek Loccident	Long jump F64
Jarryd Wallace
Trenten Merrill
Roderick Townsend-Roberts	High jump F47
Dallas Wise
Ezra Frech	High jump F63
Sam Grewe
Derek Loccident	High jump F64
Hagan Landry	Shot put F41
Josh Cinnamo	Shot put F46
David Blair	Discus throw F64
Jeremy Campbell
Justin Phongsavanh	Javelin throw F54
Derek Loccident	Javelin throw F64

Women

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Jaleen Roberts	Long jump F37
Catarina Guimarães	Long jump F38
Taleah Williams	Long jump F47
Noelle Lambert	Long jump F63
Lindi Marcusen
Annie Carey	Long jump F64
Beatriz Hatz
Noelle Malkamaki	Shot put F46
Samantha Heyison	Shot put F64
Arelle Middleton
Cassie Mitchell	Discus throw F53
Jessica Heims	Discus throw F64
Samantha Heyison
Arelle Middleton

United States has qualified two para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Miles Krajewski	Men's singles SH6	Meechai (THA) L (13–21, 20–22)	Nagar (IND)	—
Jayci Simon	Women's singles SH6	Sivan (IND) L (7–21, 8–21)	Lin (CHN)	Cai (TPE)
Miles Krajewski Jayci Simon	Mixed doubles SH6	Solaimalai / Sivan (IND) W (23–21, 21–11)	Meechai / Saeyang (THA) L (12–21, 17–21)	—		—

United States entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Cody Wills	Road race H1–2
Brandon Lyons	Road race H3
Travis Gaertner	Road race H4
Matt Tingley
Elouan Gardon	Road race C4–5
Dennis Connors	Road race T1–2
Cody Wills	Time trial H2
Brandon Lyons	Time trial H3
Travis Gaertner	Time trial H4
Matt Tingley
Elouan Gardon	Time trial C5
Dennis Connors	Time trial T1–2

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Katerina Brim	Road race H1–4
Oksana Masters	Road race H5
Clara Brown	Road race C1–3
Jamie Whitmore
Samantha Bosco	Road race C4–5
Shawn Morelli
Katerina Brim	Time trial H1–3
Oksana Masters	Time trial H4–5
Clara Brown	Time trial C1–3
Jamie Whitmore
Samantha Bosco	Time trial C4
Shawn Morelli

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final / BM
		Time	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Bryan Larsen	Men's C4
Elouan Gardon	Men's C5
Branden Walton Pilot:Spencer Seggebruch	Men's B	4:10.290	6	Did not advance
Samantha Bosco	Women's C4
Shawn Morelli
Hannah Chadwick Pilot:Skyler Espinoza	Women's B

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Qualifying			Final
		Time	FT	Rank	Time	FT	Rank
Bryan Larsen	Men's C4–5
Elouan Gardon
Branden Walton Pilot:Spencer Seggebruch	Men's B
Samantha Bosco	Women's C4–5	40.588	40.048	12	Did not advance
Shawn Morelli		42.618	42.051	13	Did not advance
Hannah Chadwick Pilot:Skyler Espinoza	Women's B

United States entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.^[4][5][6]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Roxanne Trunnell	Fan Tastico H	Individual championship test grade I
		Individual freestyle test grade I
Fiona Howard	Diamond Dunes	Individual championship test grade II
		Individual freestyle test grade II
Rebecca Hart	Floratina	Individual championship test grade III
		Individual freestyle test grade III
Kate Shoemaker	Vianne	Individual championship test grade IV
		Individual freestyle test grade IV
Rebecca Hart	See above	Team		—
Fiona Howard
Kate Shoemaker
Roxanne Trunnell
Total

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States men's	Men's tournament	Brazil	France	Iran

United States men's goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.^[7]

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 6 players

United States entered two judokas to compete at the Paralympics competition. Christella Garcia and Maria Liana Mutia have qualified to compete.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Maria Liana Mutia	Women's −57 kg J1
Christella Garcia	Women's +70 kg J1

United States earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Blake Haxton	Men's VL2
Jillian Elwart	Women's VL3

United States has qualified eighteen paratriathletes for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim	Trans 1	Bike	Trans 2	Run	Total time	Rank
Mark Barr	PTS2
Mohamed Lahna
Carson Clough	PTS4
Eric McElvenney
Chris Hammer	PTS5
Howie Sanborn	PTWC
Kyle Coon	PTVI
Owen Cravens

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim	Trans 1	Bike	Trans 2	Run	Total time	Rank
Hailey Danz	PTS2
Allysa Seely
Melissa Stockwell
Kelly Elmlinger	PTS4
Emma Meyers
Rachel Watts
Grace Norman	PTS5
Kendall Gretsch	PTWC
Emelia Perry

United States has qualified two powerlifters for the following Paralympics events.

Athlete	Event	Total lifted	Rank
Bobby Body	Men's –107 kg
Ashley Dyce	Women's +86 kg

United States rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Saige Harper Todd Vogt	PR3 mixed double sculls
Skylar Dahl Emelie Eldracher (C) Alex Flynn Ben Washburne Gemma Wollenschlaeger	PR3 mixed coxed four

United States entered six para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Marco de la Rosa	Men's 10 m air pistol SH1
Gong Yan Xiao
Marco de la Rosa	Mixed 25 m pistol SH1
Gong Yan Xiao
Gong Yan Xiao	Mixed 50 m pistol SH1
Kevin Nguyen	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Jazmin Almlie	Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2
McKenna Geer
Jazmin Almlie	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2
McKenna Geer
John Joss III	Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1
Kevin Nguyen
McKenna Geer	Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH2

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States women's	Women's tournament	China	France	Italy

United States entered the paralympic games in women's event by winning the 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships held in Edmonton, Canada.^[9]

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 12 players

United States secured eight quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abbas Karimi	50 m freestyle S5
Jamal Hill	50 m freestyle S9
Yaseen El-Demerdash	50 m freestyle S10	25.29	9	Did not advance
Noah Jaffe	100 m freestyle S8
Matthew Torres
Evan Wilkerson	100 m freestyle S12
Yaseen El-Demerdash	100 m freestyle S10
Evan Austin	400 m freestyle S7
Noah Jaffe	400 m freestyle S8
Matthew Torres
Jack O'Neil	100 m backstroke S8
Matthew Torres
Yaseen El-Demerdash	100 m backstroke S10
Evan Wilkerson	100 m backstroke S12
Morgan Ray	100 m breaststroke SB6
Zachary Shattuck
David Abrahams	100 m breastroke SB13
Abbas Karimi	50 m butterfly S5
Zachary Shattuck	50 m butterfly S6
Evan Austin	50 m butterfly S7
Noah Jaffe	100 m butterfly S8
Yaseen El-Demerdash	100 m butterfly S10
Evan Wilkerson	100 m butterfly S12
Lawrence Sapp	100 m butterfly S14	1:00.28	13	Did not advance
Morgan Ray	200 individual medley SM6
Zachary Shattuck
Evan Austin	200 m individual medley SM7
Noah Jaffe	200 m individual medley SM8
David Abrahams	200 m individual medley SM13

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leanne Smith	50 m freestyle S4
Elizabeth Marks	50 m freestyle S6	33.05	2 Q	32.90 AM
McKenzie Coan	50 m freestyle S8
Mallory Weggemann
Christie Crossley	50 m freestyle S10	27.28 WR	1 Q	27.38
Anastasia Pagonis	50 m freestyle S11
Olivia Chambers	50 m freestyle S13
Grace Nuhfer
Gia Pergolini
Leanne Smith	100 m freestyle S3
McKenzie Coan	100 m freestyle S7
Elizabeth Marks
Morgan Stickney
Hannah Aspden	100 m freestyle S9
Christie Crossley
Natalie Sims
Alexandra Truwit	100 m freestyle S10
McKenzie Coan	400 m freestyle S7
Ahalya Lettenberger
Morgan Stickney
Jessica Long	400 m freestyle S8
Keegan Knott	400 m freestyle S9	4:56.81	10	Did not advance
Summer Schmit		4:56.77	9	Did not advance
Alexandra Truwit	400 m freestyle S10
Taylor Winnett
Olivia Chambers	400 m freestyle S13
Elizabeth Marks	100 m backstroke S6
Jessica Long	100 m backstroke S8
Hannah Aspden	100 m backstroke S9
Christie Crossley
Elizabeth Smith
Alexandra Truwit	100 m backstroke S10
Taylor Winnett
Grace Nuhfer	100 m backstroke S13
Gia Pergolini
Leanne Smith	50 m breaststroke SB3
Ahalya Lettenberger	100 m breaststroke SB6
Summer Schmit	100 m breaststroke SB9
Olivia Chambers	100 m breaststroke SB13
Colleen Young
Elizabeth Marks	50 m butterfly S6
McKenzie Coan	50 m butterfly S7
Julia Gaffney
Mallory Weggemann
Jessica Long	100 m butterfly S8
Christie Crossley	100 m butterfly S9
Elizabeth Smith
Taylor Winnett	100 m butterfly S10
Olivia Chambers	100 m butterfly S13	1:06.79	6 Q	1:06.32	5
Grace Nuhfer		1:03.95	1 Q	1:03.88
Gia Pergolini		1:08.58	12	Did not advance
Leanne Smith	150 individual medley SM4
Elizabeth Marks	200 m individual medley SM6
Julia Gaffney	200 m individual medley SM7
Morgan Stickney
Mallory Weggemann
Jessica Long	200 m individual medley SM8
Summer Schmit	200 m individual medley SM9
Natalie Sims
Taylor Winnett	200 m individual medley SM10
Olivia Chambers	200 m individual medley SM13
Grace Nuhfer
Colleen Young

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	4 × 50 m freestyle relay 20 pts
	4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34 pts	—
	4 × 100 m freestyle relay 49 pts	—
	4 × 50 m medley relay 20 pts
	4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts

United States secure three singles spot for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, through the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jenson Van Emburgh	Men's individual C3
Ian Seidenfeld	Men's individual C6
Tahl Leibovitz	Men's individual C9
Tahl Leibovitz Ian Seidenfeld	Men's doubles MD18	Liu / Zhao (CHN) L 0–3	Did not advance				17

United States entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Evan Medell qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in men's above 80 kg class.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Evan Medell	Men's +80 kg	Bye
Ariana Aguila	Women's 52 kg	Japaridze (GEO) L 2–22	Did not advance				=9

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States men's	Men's tournament	Spain W 66–56	Netherlands	Australia
United States women's	Women's tournament	Germany	Netherlands	Japan

United States men's team qualified to compete by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Team roster
The following is the United States roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. ^[11][12]

United States men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2024 Summer Paralympics roster
Players	Coaches
No. Name Age – Date of birth Pts. 2 Jacob Williams 33 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 2.5 4 Talen Jourdan 24 – (1999-10-25)25 October 1999 1.0 8 Brian Bell 35 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 4.5 11 Steve Serio 36 – (1987-09-08)8 September 1987 3.5 14 Paul Schulte 45 – (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 3.0 15 Nate Hinze 36 – (1988-06-12)12 June 1988 4.5 16 Trevon Jenifer 35 – (1988-09-07)7 September 1988 2.5 24 AJ Fitzpatrick 19 – (2004-08-28)28 August 2004 3.0 25 Jorge Salazar 34 – (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 3.5 32 Fabian Romo 27 – (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 4.0 33 John Boie 33 – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991 1.0 44 Jeromie Meyer 27 – (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 2.0	Head coach Robert Taylor Assistant coach(es) Scott Meyer Legend Age - describes age on 28 August 2024

United States women's team qualified to compete by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 12 players

United States has qualified six wheelchair fencers for the following Paralympics events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
William Schoonover	Individual épée A
Noah Hanssen	Individual épée B
Byron Branch Noah Hanssen William Schoonover	Team épée	—			—
Byron Branch	Individual foil A
William Schoonover
Byron Branch Noah Hanssen William Schoonover	Team foil	—			—
William Schoonover	Individual sabre A
Noah Hanssen	Individual sabre B

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Victoria Isaacson	Individual épée A
Jataya Taylor
Elien Geddes	Individual épée B
Elien Geddes Victoria Isaacson Jataya Taylor	Team épée	—				—
Victoria Isaacson	Individual foil A
Jataya Taylor
Elien Geddes	Individual foil B
Elien Geddes Victoria Isaacson Jataya Taylor	Team foil	—				—

United States has qualified to compete at the Paralympic games, by virtue of their gold medal results, at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Summary

Team	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States national team	Canada W 51–48	Japan	Germany

Team roster

• Team event – one team of 12 players

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	1	1	0	0	55	44	+11	2	Semi-finals
2	United States	1	1	0	0	51	48	+3	2
3	Canada	1	0	0	1	48	51	−3	0	Playoff rounds
4	Germany	1	0	0	1	44	55	−11	0

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United States entered one player into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile. And also qualified three wheelchair tennis players via the ITF world rankings as at 15 July 2024.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Casey Ratzlaff	Singles	Bye
Conner Stroud		Gil (CRC)
Casey Ratzlaff Conner Stroud	Doubles	—	Casco / Fernández (ARG)

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dana Mathewson	Singles	Li (CHN)
Maylee Phelps		Breakwell (GBR)
Dana Mathewson Maylee Phelps	Doubles	—	Ohtani / Takamuro (JPN)

Quads

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
David Wagner	Singles	Kaplan (TUR)

• United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games
• United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• United States at the Paralympics