Brianna Salinaro

Brianna Salinaro
Personal information
Born (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998
Massapequa, New York, United States
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Para taekwondo
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic athletics
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 100m T35
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200m T35
Para taekwondo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London K44 -58kg

Brianna Salinaro (born May 10, 1998) is a track and field athlete and former taekwondo practitioner who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] She has cerebral palsy[2] and is from Massapequa, New York. She started Taekwondo at age 9 and in 2016 became the first female para Taekwondo athlete to represent the United States at an international tournament.[3]

She was the only Para Taekwondo athlete to compete at the 2020 Paralympic games with Cerebral Palsy. All of Brianna's competitors were upper amputee athletes. She compete in the K44 -58 kg category.

References

  1. ^ Team USA profile
  2. ^ ESPN
  3. ^ Massapequa Observer
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