Susannah Scaroni
Quick Facts
Biography
Susannah Scaroni (born May 16, 1991) is an American Paralympic athlete. She won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she finished in 8th place in the women's marathon T54 event. Four years later she also competed in the same event finishing in 7th place. She also competed in the women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she did not qualify to compete in the final.
In 2018, she won the Peachtree Road Race held in Atlanta, Georgia in the wheelchair category with a time of 22:49.05.
In 2019, she competed at the World Para Athletics Championships winning the bronze medals in the women's 5000 m T54 and women's 800 m T54 events.
She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
She trains with the University of Illinois wheelchair racing team.
Marathons
Scaroni has also competed in numerous marathon competitions including most marathons that are part of the World Marathon Majors.
In the Chicago Marathon she finished in 2nd place in the 2012 Chicago Marathon, in 3rd place in the 2018 Chicago Marathon and in 4th place in the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
In the London Marathon she finished in 7th place in 2013, in 4th place in 2014, in 5th place in 2015, in 7th place in 2016 and in 3rd place both in 2017 and in 2018.
In the Boston Marathon she finished in 3rd place in 2014, in 3rd place in 2015, in 4th place in 2016, in 3rd place in 2017 and in 2nd place in 2018.
In the Tokyo Marathon she finished in 5th place in 2018 and in 3rd place in 2019.
In 2019, she also finished in 3rd place in the New York City Marathon.
In 2013 and 2014, she won the Los Angeles Marathon in the wheelchair category.
She finished in 6th place in the women's marathon T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing United States | |||||
2012 | Summer Paralympics | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Marathon | 1:58:37 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 1:56:30 | |
2013 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | Marathon | 1:54:39 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Marathon | 1:50:47 | |
2014 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | Marathon | 1:54:54 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 4th | Marathon | 1:51:01 | |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:38:33 | |
2015 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:57:21 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon | 1:47:06 | |
2016 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 4th | Marathon | 1:46:53 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Marathon | 1:52:50 | |
Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (heats) | 800 m | 1:56.42 | |
7th | Marathon | 1:38:47 | |||
2017 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:33:17 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 1:47:37 | |
2018 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 1:54:02 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:20:01 | |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 1:43:00 | |
Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta, United States | 1st | 10,000 m | 22:49.05 | |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:44:48 | |
2019 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 1:54:32 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 4th | Marathon | ||
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 1:51:37 | |
2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 5000 m | 10:52.57 |
3rd | 800 m | 1:44.43 | |||
6th | Marathon | 1:41:04 |