| Tracy Otto | |
| Country: | United States |
| Alma Mater: | University of Tampa |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Hometown: | Plant City, Florida, U.S. |
| Disability: | Quadriplegic |
| Disability Class: | W1 |
| Sport: | Para-archery |
Tracy Otto (born November 28, 1995) is an American Paralympic archer. She will represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Otto made her international debut for the United States at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships where she finished in ninth place.[1] In November 2023 she represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games where she won a gold medal in the individual W1 event.[2] [3] She then competed at the 2024 Para Pan American Championships in April 2024 and won a gold medal in the mixed team W1 with Jason Tabansky, and a gold medal in the individual W1 event.[4] [5] [6]
On May 13, 2024, she was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7] [8]
On October 24, 2019, Otto's ex-boyfriend, Francpiero Del Medico, broke into her home and attacked Otto and her new boyfriend, Rick Riessle. Riessle was shot eight times with a pellet gun and stabbed in the back puncturing his lung.[9] Otto was shot five times and stabbed in the back of the neck. One pellet so severely damaged her left eye, surgeons had to remove it. He also shot a pellet down her throat, and sexually assaulted her with the weapon while firing it as he did.[10] [11] As a result of the attack, Otto was left paralyzed from the chest down, making her a C5 quadriplegic. Riessle is now her full-time caregiver and arrow agent.[12] [13]