Michelle Konkoly
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| Born | 20 February 1992 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Eagleville, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Georgetown Hoyas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michelle Konkoly (born February 20, 1992) is a Paralympic swimmer from Pennsylvania who trains in Naples, Florida. She earned four medals including two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and three silver medals at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.[1][2]
Injury
In January 2011, Konkoly had a serious spinal cord injury after she tried to open a window and accidentally fell out of a five-storey dorm window and landed onto a sidewalk below when she attended Georgetown University. She shattered her L2 vertebrae, broke some of her ribs and her right foot and damaged her spinal cord and had very limited movement below her waist. She had three major surgeries and six months of rehab and she relearned to walk however she has permanent weakness in her legs.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Michelle Konkoly - Team USA". Team USA. 1 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Michelle Konkoly - 2014-2015 Swimming and Diving Roster". guhoyas.com. 1 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "How I Became A Record-Breaking Swimmer". Bustle. 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Swimming: Naples' Michelle Konkoly, once paralyzed, pushing to qualify for 2016 Paralympic Games". Naples Daily News. 22 May 2016.
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