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Who are the top five successful Paralympians of all time? Take a look

The top five most successful Paralympians of all time have all retired from their respective sports, but their legacy continues to inspire athletes around the world today.

Aniruddha Chakraborty

20 Aug 2024 20:36 IST

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Trisha Zorn

Trisha Zorn of the United States is by far the most successful Paralympian of all time, with a total of 55 individual medals, including 41 gold medals at the Paralympic Games. American para swimmers are blind from birth. He was born with Aniridia and was legally classified blind. She later received two artificial iris implants that improved her eyesight to 20/150. In 2012, Zorn was inducted into the International Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame.

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Ragnhilde Myklebust

With 27 medals, including 22 gold, Ragnhild Myklebust is the second most successful Paralympian of all time. Having competed in the Winter Paralympics in several disciplines, Myklebust did not begin competing at the Paralympics until he was in his 40s. A Norwegian Nordic skit, Myklebust won medals in short, medium and long-distance cross-country skiing, as well as biathlon and ice sled racing. She is a polio survivor and the most successful winter Paralympian of all time.

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Beatrice Hess

Beatrice Hess is a Paralympic swimmer from France who is considered one of the best swimmers in the world. He has won 25 Paralympic medals, including 20 gold, and ranks third on the all-time list of Paralympic medalists. Hess competed at the Paralympics between 1984 and 2004, competing in the S5 classification. He suffers from cerebral palsy. At the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, nine world records were broken.

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Reinhilde Moeller

Reinhilde Moeller is one of the top 10 most successful Paralympians of all time, competing successfully at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. Moeller has won a total of 23 Paralympic medals, including 19 golds in several disciplines. Moeller was most successful at the Winter Paralympic Games, earning her 19 medals in the women's slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill events. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Paralympic Games in the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m, collecting three gold medals and a silver medal.

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Michael Edgeson

Michael Edgson is a final member of the top five successful Paralympians of all time, winning a total of 21 medals, including 18 gold. Edgson competed in three Paralympic Games between 1984 and 1992, winning medals in all but one of the events in which he competed individually. During his career, Edgson set nine world records.

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