Chelsea McClammer explained

Chelsea McClammer
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability:Paraplegia
Disability Class:T53
Birth Date:March 1, 1994
Birth Place:Benton City, Washington, United States
Education:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Height:1.65m
Weight:45kg

Chelsea McClammer (born March 1, 1994) is an American Paralympic athlete with Team USA, she has won two silver medals and one bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Early life

McClammer played basketball, tennis and athletics as a child, but injured her spinal cord in a car accident when she was six years old and then she had to start with a wheelchair.[1]

Career

Chelsea McClammer started competing in wheelchair racing when she was a tween.[2] She was introduced to wheelchair racing at a sports convention and hired coach Theresa Skinner to train her for competitive racing.[1] With Skinner as her coach, McClammer qualified for the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field Nationals at the age of 12.[3]

As a freshman in high school, McClammer became the youngest member of Team USA in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing at 14 years old.[4] In Beijing, McClammer qualified for the T54 finals and bested her personal record.[5] She missed the first two weeks of school at Kiona-Benton City High School but upon her return, McClammer joined the school's cross country team. While competing with the team, she set a new state record with a time of 7:29 for 2.1 miles.[6] However, after undergoing surgery for scoliosis, she competed in class T53.[7]

In 2011, McClammer earned a bronze medal in the 800-meter race at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[8] She also earned a gold medal with a time of 34.55 in the women's 200m T53, and another at the 100m.[9] Upon graduating from high school, McClammer enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[10]

As a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, McClammer was named to Team USA's 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships team and competed in the women's 200 meters.[11] McClammer won a bronze medal in the women's 200 meters T53 race with a time of 31.95.[12] She later competed with Team USA at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.[13] She finished the competition placing fourth in the 800 T54 meter race.[14]

In 2016, McClammer won two silver medals and one bronze in the women's 5,000 meters-T53/54, 4×400 relay-T53/54, and 1500 meter races at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[15] The next year, she competed with Team USA at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships where she won a silver medal with a time of 55.50.[16]

In 2019, McClammer tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), a prohibited diuretic. USADA found that the HCTZ appeared as a trace contaminant in a permitted prescription drug, without McClammer's knowledge and without cause of negligence. As a result, she accepted a finding of no fault and was not disqualified from any past or future competitions.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santoliquito . Joseph . Paralympian McClammer's Talent Taking Her Places . MaxPreps . December 10, 2019 . April 27, 2009.
  2. Web site: Benton City Athlete to Compete in Beijing Paralympics . NBC Right Now . December 10, 2019 . August 16, 2008.
  3. Web site: Blanco . Annemarie . Going for the Gold: How fate led Chelsea McClammer to the track . https://web.archive.org/web/20150804013429/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2015/July/17/Going-for-the-Gold-How-fate-led-Chelsea-McClammer-to-the-track . dead . August 4, 2015 . teamusa.org . December 10, 2019 . July 17, 2015.
  4. News: Leaming . Sara . Girl from Spokane team racing her way to Beijing . December 10, 2019 . The Spokesman-Review . July 1, 2008.
  5. Web site: Team St. Luke's Athlete Returns from 2008 Paralympics in Beijing . st-lukes.org . December 10, 2019 . September 18, 2008.
  6. Web site: Lotze . Katherine . Chelsea McClammer: State Champion and Veteran Paralympian . MileSplit WA . December 10, 2019 . November 10, 2008.
  7. Web site: McClammer has plenty of reasons to smile . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106232400/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2011/November/09/McClammer-has-plenty-of-reasons-to-smile . dead . January 6, 2014 . teamusa.org . December 10, 2019 . November 9, 2011.
  8. News: Richland High senior wins gold at games . December 10, 2019 . Tri-City Herald . November 17, 2011.
  9. Web site: Three Track World Records Smashed on Day 4 of Parapan Athletics . paralympic.org . December 10, 2019 . November 18, 2011.
  10. News: Benton City wheelchair track athlete McClammer takes silver at Rio Paralympics . December 10, 2019 . Tri-City Herald . September 11, 2016.
  11. Web site: Blanchard. Jamie M.. TEAM USA NAMED FOR 2013 IPC ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622122016/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2013/June/18/Team-USA-named-for-2013-IPC-Athletics-World-Championships. dead. June 22, 2013. teamusa.org . December 10, 2019 . June 18, 2013.
  12. Web site: Blanchard . Jamie M. . Tatyana McFadden wins first title at 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20130822120939/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2013/July/21/Tatyana-McFadden-wins-first-title-at-2013-IPC-Athletics-World-Championships . dead . August 22, 2013 . teamusa.org . December 10, 2019 . July 21, 2013.
  13. Web site: Lau . Mary Kate . Meet the 2015 IPC Marathon World Championship Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315075139/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2015/February/05/Meet-the-2015-IPC-Marathon-World-Championship-team . dead . March 15, 2015 . teamusa.org . December 10, 2019 . February 5, 2015.
  14. Web site: Team USA Closes Paralympic Track And Field Worlds With 39 Medals . ehandicapworldrecords.org . December 10, 2019 . October 31, 2015.
  15. News: Benton City's McClammer earns 2 more silvers at 2016 Rio Paralympics . December 10, 2019 . Tri City-Herald . September 15, 2016.
  16. Web site: Tammaro . Brianna . Tatyana McFadden Completes Four-Event Sweep At World Para Athletics Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170720070124/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/July/19/Tatyana-McFadden-Completes-Four-Event-Sweep-At-World-Para-Athletics-Championships . dead . July 20, 2017 . teamusa.org . December 10, 2019 . July 19, 2017.
  17. Web site: U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Chelsea McClammer Accepts Finding of No Fault . usada.org . December 10, 2019 . March 8, 2019.

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