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Michelle Konkoly (born February 20, 1992) is a Paralympic swimmer from Pennsylvania who trains in Naples, Florida. She earned four medals including two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and three silver medals at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.[1][2]

Michelle Konkoly

Personal information
Born	(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 30) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
Home town	Eagleville, Pennsylvania, United States
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	S10
Club	Georgetown Hoyas
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50m freestyle S9 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m freestyle S9 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4x100m medley relay 34pts World Championships 2015 Glasgow 50m freestyle S9 2015 Glasgow 100m freestyle S9 2015 Glasgow 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts

Injury

In January 2011, Konkoly had a serious spinal cord injury after she tried to open a window and accidentally fell out of a five-storey dorm window and landed onto a sidewalk below when she attended Georgetown University. She shattered her L2 vertebrae, broke some of her ribs and her right foot and damaged her spinal cord and had very limited movement below her waist. She had three major surgeries and six months of rehab and she relearned to walk however she has permanent weakness in her legs.[3][4]

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