Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: How many US athletes are in the 2021 Paralympic Games?
One of the big names in all editions and versions of the Paralympic Games is the United States. They do know how to win gold, silver and bronze medals. For the Paralympic Games the U.S is expected to be the most dominant country in the medal table.
The country of the stars and stripes, the United States, has a large group of athletes for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. It is a select group of young people, men and women willing to do anything to win medals for the nation. The United States is emerging as one of the great favorites to win all the gold in its path.
The official number of athletes representing the United States at the Paralympic Games is 242. Only four countries, apart from the U.S., bring more than 200 athletes to this edition of the Paralympics: Brazil, Japan, ROC and UK. But beyond the quantity, what matters is the quality.
United States are the big winners of the Paralympic Games in both versions, Summer and Winter.Since 1960 the domain has been total by the United States. 847 gold medals, 778 silver medals and 742 bronze medals. This year could be as epic as any for the U.S. team.
USA Paralympic team 2021: Athletics
The United States Paralympics Teamflag bearersare Chuck Aoki and Melissa Stockwell. The country will be represented in 20 different sports throughoutthe 2021 Paralympic Games event. The largest number of athletes is accumulated in the athletics with 35 men and 26 women.
Men’s Paralympics Athletics Track USA Team
Athlete Name
Event
David Brown
100 m T11
Noah Malone
100 m T12
Nicholas Mayhugh
100 m T37
Rayven Sample
100 m T47
Tanner Wright
Gianfranco Iannotta
100 m T52
Raymond Martin
Isaiah Rigo
Erik Hightower
100 m T54
Desmond Jackson
100 m T63
Ezra Frech
100 m T64
Jarryd Wallace
Nicholas Mayhugh
200 m T37
Luis Puertas
200 m T61
Jarryd Wallace
200 m T64
Nicholas Mayhugh
400 m T37
Rayven Sample
400 m T47
Tanner Wright
Raymond Martin
400 m T52
Isaiah Rigo
Erik Hightower
400 m T54
Jonathan Gore
400 m T62
Nick Rogers
Hunter Woodhall
Brian Siemann
800 m T53
Aaron Pike
800 m T54
Daniel Romanchuk
Joel Gomez
1500 m T13
Aaron Pike
1500 m T54
Aaron Pike
5000 m T54
Daniel Romanchuk
Daniel Romanchuk
Marathon T54
Women’s Paralympics Athletics Track USA Team
Athlete Name
Event
Kym Crosby
100 m T13
Erin Kerkhoff
Taylor Talbot
Alexa Halko
100 m T34
Eva Houston
Jaleen Roberts
100 m T37
Brittni Mason
100 m T47
Deja Young
Kelsey LeFevour
100 m T53
Jenna Fesemyer
100 m T54
Cheri Madsen
Femita Ayanbeku
100 m T64
Beatriz Hatz
Noelle Lambert
Brittni Mason
200 m T47
Deja Young
Femita Ayanbeku
200 m T64
Sydney Barta
Beatriz Hatz
Erin Kerkhoff
400 m T13
Taylor Talbot
Breanna Clark
400 m T20
Danielle Aravich
400 m T47
Kelsey LeFevour
400 m T53
Hannah Dederick
400 m T54
Jenna Fesemyer
Amanda McGrory
Alexa Halko
800 m T34
Eva Houston
Kelsey LeFevour
800 m T53
Hannah Dederick
800 m T54
Jenna Fesemyer
Amanda McGrory
Susannah Scaroni
Liza Corso
1500 m T13
Hannah Dederick
1500 m T54
Jenna Fesemyer
Amanda McGrory
Susannah Scaroni
Hannah Dederick
5000 m T54
Jenna Fesemyer
Susannah Scaroni]
Tatyana McFadden
Marathon T54
Susannah Scaroni
Men’s Paralympics Athletics Field USA Team
Athlete Name
Event
Lex Gillette
Long jump T11
Isaac Jean-Paul
Long jump T13
Tobi Fawehinmi
Long jump T47
Roderick Townsend-Roberts
Dallas Wise
Tanner Wright
Ezra Frech
Long jump T64
Trenten Merrill
Roderick Townsend-Roberts
High jump T47
Dallas Wise
Sam Grewe
High jump T63
Ezra Frech
High jump T64
Hagan Landry
Shot put F41
Josh Cinnamo
Shot put F46
Scot Severn
Shot put F53
David Blair
Discus throw F64
Jeremy Campbell
Justin Phongsavanh
Javelin throw F54
Mike Gallardo
Javelin throw F64
Women’s Paralympics Athletics Field USA Team
Athlete
Event
Taylor Talbot
Long jump T13
Jaleen Roberts
Long jump T37
Taleah Williams
Long jump T47
Jessica Heims
Discus throw F46
Cassie Mitchell
Discus throw F53
Other athletes representing the United States in the 2020 Paralympics Games will have participation in 20 different sports. All the names of the athletes were confirmed by the United States Paralympic Committee prior to the start of the events in Tokyo.
Below is a list of the names for individual sports and disciplines, the rest that are not mentioned are Goalball, Rowing, Volleyball, Wheelchair basketball and Wheelchair rugby as they are team competitions and there is no information on the athletes names.
