Cheri Becerra-Madsen

Cheri Becerra-Madsen
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney 100 metres – T54
2000 Sydney 400 metres – T54
1996 Atlanta 100 metres – T53
1996 Atlanta 200 metres – T53
2000 Sydney 200 metres – T54
1996 Atlanta 400 metres – T53
1996 Atlanta 800 metres – T53
IPC Athletics World Championships
2013 Lyon 200 metres – T54
2013 Lyon 400 metres – T54

Cheri Becerra-Madsen (born September 27, 1976) is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in wheelchair racing events.[1]

She grew up in Nebraska City, Nebraska, graduating from Nebraska City High School in 1995. The following year she represented the United States in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she competed in four events in classification T53, medaling in each. She participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the same four events, this time in T54, winning two gold and one silver medal. After a 12-year break from competition, she recently attended the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, medaling in two events in T54.

References

  1. "Becerra, Cheri". infostradasports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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