Shea Cowart
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track and field (T44) | ||
Representing  United States | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | 100 m - T44 |
| 2000 Sydney | 200 m - T44 |
Shea Cowart is an American sprinter and winner of two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
At age six she contracted meningococcemia, which resulted in both of her legs being amputated below the knee. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal and broke the world record in the women's T44 class 100 m race, and won another gold in the T44 200 m event.
