Hunter Woodhall
Gold medalist at Paris 2024 Paralympics in the 400-meter race.
These Paralympic heroes prove that prosthetics are superpowers, not limits!
Athletes using prosthetics compete at the highest levels of sports and prove that prosthetics are empowering, not limiting. Click "Learn More" on each athlete to read their full story!
Gold medalist at Paris 2024 Paralympics in the 400-meter race.
Won TWO gold medals at Paris 2024 at just 19 years old!
The greatest amputee swimmer ever with 29 Paralympic medals!
Lost both legs at 19, was snowboarding again 7 months later!
Lost both legs climbing, now climbs HARDER routes with custom prosthetics he invents!
Most Paralympic swimmers actually don't use prosthetics when racing! The rules don't allow them. Instead, swimmers with limb differences learn special techniques to move powerfully through the water using their natural abilities.
The Paralympics started in 1960 in Rome, Italy. They happen every 4 years, right after the Olympic Games, in the same city and venues. The word "Para" comes from the Greek word meaning "beside" - the Paralympics run alongside the Olympics.
Athletes are classified into different categories based on their abilities, so competition is fair. For example, a runner with one prosthetic leg competes against other runners with similar abilities, not against runners with two prosthetic legs.
Q1. How many Paralympic medals has Jessica Long won?
Q2. What does Hugh Herr design for rock climbing?
Q3. What happened 7 months after Amy Purdy got her prosthetic legs?