Sandra Graf
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Sandra Graf is a Swiss
wheelchair athlete. Graf competes in wheelchair races of a variety of distances. She has twice put her career on hold to have children. In 2003 a lung embolism
set back her training and kept her from competing in the marathon and 5000 meter distances, although she still competed in the 800 and 1500 meter races. In 2008, during her first London Marathon
wheelchair race, she both won the race over American Amanda McGrory
and Briton Shelly Woods
and set a new course record of 1:48:04. She has competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, from 2000 to 2008, and won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games
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Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
wheelchair athlete. Graf competes in wheelchair races of a variety of distances. She has twice put her career on hold to have children. In 2003 a lung embolism
Embolism
In medicine, an embolism is the event of lodging of an embolus into a narrow capillary vessel of an arterial bed which causes a blockage in a distant part of the body.Embolization is...
set back her training and kept her from competing in the marathon and 5000 meter distances, although she still competed in the 800 and 1500 meter races. In 2008, during her first London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
wheelchair race, she both won the race over American Amanda McGrory
Amanda McGrory
-Biography:At the age of five, Amanda contracted a rare virus which left her unable to walk. Her parents say she became depressed but that all changed after Amanda’s parents introduced her to the Variety Club Camp and Developmental Center. There, Amanda met other children with various disabilities...
and Briton Shelly Woods
Shelly Woods
Shelly Woods is an elite British Paralympic athlete from the suburb of Layton in Blackpool, Lancashire.Shelly started using a wheelchair at the age of 11 after a heavy fall which injured her spinal cord...
and set a new course record of 1:48:04. She has competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, from 2000 to 2008, and won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
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