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Noelle Malkamaki Earns Spot on 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team
7/21/2024 9:45:00 AM | TRACK AND FIELD
Blue Demon star to compete in Paris
MIRAMAR, Fla. – DePaul Track and Field's Noelle Malkamaki was officially announced as a member of the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team on Sunday morning, marking her first selection to the team.
The two-time World Champion shattered her previous F46 Shot Put world record of 13.32m, set at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, by throwing an impressive 13.60m on Saturday afternoon in Miramar, Fla.
Malkamaki's outstanding performance at the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials on Saturday secured her spot on the U.S. Paralympic Track and Field team.
The track and field events at the 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from August 30 to September 8 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, just five miles north of Paris.
Malkamaki is the first Blue Demon athlete to represent at the Olympic/Paralympic Games since Tim Nedrow competed for Team Canada in 2020.
At the 2020 Paralympic Games, 62% of U.S. track and field athletes were former collegiate competitors from 26 different schools. U.S. athletes earned a total of 41 medals in track and field, including ten golds, 17 silvers, and 14 bronzes.
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The two-time World Champion shattered her previous F46 Shot Put world record of 13.32m, set at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, by throwing an impressive 13.60m on Saturday afternoon in Miramar, Fla.
Malkamaki's outstanding performance at the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials on Saturday secured her spot on the U.S. Paralympic Track and Field team.
The track and field events at the 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from August 30 to September 8 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, just five miles north of Paris.
Malkamaki is the first Blue Demon athlete to represent at the Olympic/Paralympic Games since Tim Nedrow competed for Team Canada in 2020.
At the 2020 Paralympic Games, 62% of U.S. track and field athletes were former collegiate competitors from 26 different schools. U.S. athletes earned a total of 41 medals in track and field, including ten golds, 17 silvers, and 14 bronzes.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all of the latest on DePaul Cross Country, Track & Field, stay tuned to DePaulBlueDemons.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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