Paralympics Update: August 29th

Three-time Paralympian Evan Austin collected his first Paralympic medal with a bronze-medal performance in the men’s 400m freestyle S7. Austin swam a mark of 4:38.95.

Three-time Paralympian Mckenzie Coan took home the gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle S7 race. It is Coan’s fifth medal of her career.

First-time Paralympian Julia Gaffney earned her first Paralympic medal by capturing the bronze in the 400 freestyle S7.

Ben Goodrich won the silver medal in judo (100kg B2 division).

Jamal Hill won a bronze-medal in the men’s 50m freestyle S9. Hill’s bronze gave Team USA its fourth swimming medal on the night.

The U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team earned a silver medal after a hard-fought loss to Great Britain.

Six-time Paralympian Tatyana McFadden earned silver (1:43.16) and three-time Paralympian Susannah Scaroni (1:44.43) grabbed bronze in the women’s 800m T54.

Jaleen Roberts secured her first Paralympic medal after a second-place finish in the women’s long jump T37 with a mark of 4.65.

Roderick Townsend broke his own world record with an impressive jump of 2.15 meters to claim back-to-back Paralympic championships in the men’s high jump T47. Fellow Team USA athlete Dallas Wise made his mark in his Paralympic debut after tying for a silver medal at 2.06 meters alongside India’s Nishad Kumar.

The Para-equestrian team earned the team bronze medal at Equestrian Park. The trio of Roxanne Trunnell, Rebecca Hart and Kate Shoemaker finished third with a score of 224.352.

Daniel Romanchuk won a gold medal after posting a time of 45.72 in the men’s 400m T54.

Hagan Landry broke the Americas record in the men’s shot put F41 with a distance of 13.88 to claim the silver medal.

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