Amanda McGrory

Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986) is an American wheelchair athlete.

McGrory earned four medals during the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China: gold in the 5000 meters, silver in the marathon, and bronze in both the 800 meters and the 4×100 meter relay. She won both the 2009 London and 2006 New York Marathon wheelchair races.

The women's wheelchair race at the 2011 London marathon (left to right: Sandra Graf, Shelly Woods, Tatyana McFadden, and Amanda McGrory.)

• 2011: First Place- New York City Marathon
• 2011: First Place- London Marathon
• 2009: First Place- London Marathon
• 2009: First place- Grandma's Marathon
• 2008: Gold medal, 5000m T54; silver medal, Marathon T54; bronze medal, 800m T53; bronze medal, Women's 4 x 100m relay T53/T54 - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
• 2007: First place (5000m), second place (400m), third place (800m) - Meet in the Heat, Atlanta, GA.
• 2007: Third place, 1500m - Boiling Point Wheelchair Track Classic, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
• 2007: Third place, 800m - U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Atlanta, GA.
• 2007: First place - Open Women’s Division of the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia with the time of 23:11:05.
• 2006: Gold medal (800m), silver medal (400m) - IPC Athletics World Championships, Assen,Netherlands
• 2006: First place - ING New York City Marathon, New York City, NY.
• 2006: Visa Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, United Kingdom
• 2005: Represented the USA at the Jr. Pan-Am Games in Windsor, Ontario
• 2003, 2004: Traveled to Australia as a member of the USA Jr. Team

• 2010 Los Angeles Marathon: 1:53:12, first
• 2012 Summer Paralympics
  • 800 m T53: 1:54.48, 7th
  • 1500 m T54: 3:38.19, 7th
  • 5000 m T54: 12:29.07, 7th
  • Marathon T54: 1:46:35, 4th
• 2013 Boston Marathon: 1:49:19, third