Amy Palmiero-Winters was born on August 18,1972 and is a below-knee amputee, long-distance runner, and triathlete.
17 Facts About Amy Palmiero-Winters
1.
2.
Amy Palmiero-Winters was unable to run until three years after the amputation.
3.
In 2004, Amy Palmiero-Winters entered the Silver Strand Marathon in San Diego.
4.
Amy Palmiero-Winters entered the 2005 New York City Triathlon the following summer, still using a walking prosthesis as well as a bike borrowed from her employer, and placed third in her division.
5.
At this point, Amy Palmiero-Winters decided to engage in running on a more serious level.
6.
In May 2006, Amy Palmiero-Winters ran the New York City Marathon in 3:24 and broke the world record for a below-knee female amputee by more than twenty-five minutes.
7.
Amy Palmiero-Winters followed this up by running the 2006 Chicago Marathon in 3:04, which stands as the best marathon time for a below-knee amputee, male or female.
8.
In 2009, Amy Palmiero-Winters decided to switch from marathons to ultramarathons.
9.
Amy Palmiero-Winters ran ten ultramarathons between 2009 and 2010, finishing first in the female division at the Heartland 100 Mile in October 2009 and finishing first overall at the Run to the Future 24-hour race on December 31,2009, by running 130.4 miles during the allotted time.
10.
Amy Palmiero-Winters was named to the US ultrarunning team for the IAU 24-Hour Ultramarathon World Championships in Brive, France in 2010.
11.
Amy Palmiero-Winters became the first amputee to finish the 100-mile race.
12.
In 2011 Amy Palmiero-Winters became the first female amputee to finish the Badwater Ultramarathon.
13.
Amy Palmiero-Winters won her classification at the International Triathlon Union Paratriathlon World Championships in 2005 and 2006.
14.
In 2007, Amy Palmiero-Winters was the first athlete with a physical disability invited to race in the elite able-bodied division of the NYC Triathlon.
15.
In 2014, Amy Palmiero-Winters became the first amputee, male or female, to complete the Ultraman triathlon, a 3-day, 320 mile race.
16.
Amy Palmiero-Winters was named USA Triathlon's Female Physically Challenged Athlete of the Year in 2006.
17.
Amy Palmiero-Winters was awarded the 2009 AAU James E Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in the country and won ESPN's 2010 ESPY award as the top female athlete with a disability.