MADSEN Cheri

United States of America

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1976

Age: 44

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T54

Place of birth: OMAHA, NE

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 - T54	3
	Women's 400m - T54	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T54 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m - T54	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	16.59
1	400m - T54	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	55.29
2	400m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	54.50
2	Women's 200m T54	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	29.51
2	100m - T53	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	16.74
2	Women's 200m T53	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	29.64
3	400m - T53	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	57.15
3	800m - T53	1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	1:53.41
4	800m - T54	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	1:57.59
5	100m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	16.40
DSQ	4x400m Relay - T53/54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DSQ
World Championships
2	100m - T54	2017	London, GBR	16.64
2	Women's 200m T54	2017	London, GBR	28.89
2	Women's 200m T54	2015	Doha, QAT	29.96
3	100m - T54	2019	Dubai, UAE	16.42
3	400m - T54	2017	London, GBR	55.05
3	Women's 200m T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	30.32
3	400m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	56.21
4	400m - T54	2015	Doha, QAT	57.00
5	400m - T54	2019	Dubai, UAE	56.12
5	100m - T54	2015	Doha, QAT	17.25
9	800m - T54	2015	Doha, QAT	2:01.35
9	800m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:58.09

Previous names:

Occupation:

Husband Eric Madsen, daughters Reese and Malayna

Languages spoken:

1996 for United States, Paralympic Games in Atlanta, GA, United States (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

She took up the sport in 1994 at a regional competition in Kansas, United States of America. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

A teacher from school introduced her to wheelchair racing. (ncnewspress.com, 11 Jun 2013)

To win her third Paralympic gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dailycamera.com, 27 May 2019)

Setting three world records, winning two gold medals and one silver at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, and claiming silver at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

US wheelchair racer Jean Driscoll. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

Her family. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

Philosophy:

"Champions are made during the off-season." (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 23 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017)

Impairment Details
She has paraplegia as a result of the effects of a virus she contracted at age three. (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017; journalstar.com, 02 May 2013)

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
She retired from athletics following her appearance at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. However, she returned to the sport competitively in 2013. "I was only 24 when I stopped because I wanted to have a family. I was always kind of hoping to get back into it. My younger brother and father were killed in a train accident. When I started racing my little brother was [age] three and he travelled everywhere with me. He was always wanting me to get back into racing. He was a big motivation for me to get back into it." (Athlete, 28 Sep 2017; journalstar.com, 01 Jul 2013)

DOCUMENTARY APPEARANCE
She featured in a documentary called 'The Cheri Becerra Story: God Made Her for this Sport' in which film crews followed her ahead of the 1996 Paralympic Games. (teamusa.org, 11 Aug 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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