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| − | Paralympic rower and track field member with the United States National Team. Paralympic Bronze medal (2012) in the shotput event. Former member, U.S. Marine Corps. The only person in the world, male or female, to complete four ocean rowing crossings of three oceans and to have rowed a circumnavigation of Great Britain. She is also the only paraplegic to surf in the women’s world championships of longboard surfing in Biarritz, France. Died during a solo crossing across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii in June 2020. Author of the book 'Rowing Against the Wind' (2013). | + | Paralympic rower and track & field member with the United States National Team. Paralympic Bronze medal (2012) in the shotput event. Former member, U.S. Marine Corps. The only person in the world, male or female, to complete four ocean rowing crossings of three oceans and to have rowed a circumnavigation of Great Britain. She is also the only paraplegic to surf in the women’s world championships of longboard surfing in Biarritz, France. Died during a solo crossing across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii in June 2020. Author of the book 'Rowing Against the Wind' (2013). |
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| + | * [[Disability and the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
| + | * [[Prominent LGBTQ Deaths in 2020]] | ||
| + | * [[LGBTQ Track & Field]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:23, 17 April 2021
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1960 - 2020
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Olympic Bronze
Description
Paralympic rower and track & field member with the United States National Team. Paralympic Bronze medal (2012) in the shotput event. Former member, U.S. Marine Corps. The only person in the world, male or female, to complete four ocean rowing crossings of three oceans and to have rowed a circumnavigation of Great Britain. She is also the only paraplegic to surf in the women’s world championships of longboard surfing in Biarritz, France. Died during a solo crossing across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii in June 2020. Author of the book 'Rowing Against the Wind' (2013).
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Angela-Madsen
- http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/30/13566633-ex-marine-angela-madsen-on-her-journey-from-homelessness-to-the-paralympics?lite
- https://hellgatepress.com/angela-madsen
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/24/angela-madsen-dies-solo-rower-pacific-ocean-paralympics
