Arelle Middleton

During her freshman year at Los Osos High School in 2023, Middleton competed in the para division at the CIF State Track & Field Championships and won the ambulatory shot put title with a state record–breaking throw of 12.02 m (39 ft 5 in).^[9][5][10] She was subsequently named a 2023 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field High School All-American.^[11]

In 2024, Middleton missed the state championships, instead making her international debut for the United States at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, where she was the youngest member of the team at age 16.^[12] She won a silver medal in shot put F64 with a throw of 11.84 m (38 ft 10 in) and placed sixth in discus F64 with a throw of 28.98 m (95 ft 3⁄4 in).^[13] At the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Trials, she threw 11.79 m (38 ft 8 in) in shot put F64 and qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[14][15] During the 2024 Summer Paralympics she won a silver medal in the shot put F64 event with a throw of 12.19 m (39 ft 11+3⁄4 in) and placed tenth in discus F64 with a throw of 30.38 m (99 ft 8 in). She was not only the youngest on the U.S. team, but also the youngest U.S. medalist.^[16][17][18]

She competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F44 with a throw of 12.95 m (42 ft 5+3⁄4 in).^[19]

Middleton plays wheelchair basketball for the Rancho Halos in the junior division of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. During the 2023–24 season she was named to the second team all-tournament and the female all-tournament teams.^[20][21]

• Arelle Middleton at Team USA