HALKO Alexa

United States of America

Date of Birth: 28 Jun 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T34

Place of birth: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T34	6
	Women's 800m - T34	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T34 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T34 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	400m - T34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:00.79
2	800m - T34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:02.08
3	100m - T34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	18.81
World Championships
2	400m - T34	2017	London, GBR	59.93
2	800m - T34	2017	London, GBR	2:03.49
2	100m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	18.55
2	400m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	1:04.20
3	100m - T34	2019	Dubai, UAE	18.83
3	800m - T34	2019	Dubai, UAE	2:01.35
3	100m - T34	2017	London, GBR	18.43
4	800m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	2:10.23

Wheelchair basketball, swimming, art, writing. (teamusa.org, 01 Jun 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Communications - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Languages spoken:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [United States]

Adam Bleakney [club]

2014 for United States (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

She took up Para athletics in 2007 at age seven with the Greater Oklahoma Disabled Sports Association in Edmond, OK, United States of America. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

While visiting a farmer's market she was approached by a member of the Greater Oklahoma Disabled Sports Association, who invited her to join the organisation. She had never used a wheelchair before trying her first racing chair. (newsok.com, 08 Jun 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (richmond.com, 16 Sep 2016)

Winning two silver medals in the T34 400m and 800m and a bronze in the T34 100m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Mar 2021; Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

US Para triathlete Amy Palmiero-Winters, US Para athlete Tatyana McFadden. (ahs.illinois.edu, 25 Sep 2019; Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

US wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

While competing, she wears a lucky sock that her little sister gave her for Christmas. (teamusa.org, 01 Jun 2015)

Philosophy:

"No matter how many people believe in you, nothing will change unless you believe in yourself." (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

She won the US Paralympics Female High School Track Athlete of the Year award in 2017 and 2016. (insidethegames.biz, 21 Oct 2017; paloaltoonline.com, 19 Oct 2016)

She was inducted to the University of Central Oklahoma [UCO] Endeavor Games Hall of Fame in 2015, having previously been named the 2011 Endeavor Games Junior Athlete of the Year. (endeavorgames.com, 01 Sep 2019; edmondlifeandleisure.com, 23 Jun 2011)

General Interest

Classification
T34, F34 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

Impairment Details
She has cerebral palsy. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

General
CAREER PLAN
She is interested in pursuing a communications career that incorporates Para sports. "I'm definitely thinking about something Paralympic-wise in communications. I think that would be really cool because I've been in this world for a while." (ahs.illinois.edu, 25 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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