Para Athletes Using Össur Mobility Solutions Win 22 Medals in Paris

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Sep 11, 2024, 11:45 ET

Össur Athletes Also Set 5 New Paralympic Records While Wearing "Gold Standard" Cheetah Prosthetic Blades

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A global team of elite para athletes who wear Össur's renowned prosthetics won 22 medals and set five new Paralympic Records during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, with the company's iconic carbon fiber Cheetah sports blades, easily identified by their distinctive yellow stripe, dominating several categories of Athletics competition. Össur is a leading global prosthetic brand belonging to mobility solutions provider Embla Medical.

In all, members of Team Össur and Össur Ambassadors delivered championship performances in several Long Jump, High Jump, Sprinting, Para Triathlon and Para Cycling contests, earning a total of 11 gold, seven silver and four bronze medals. These results would have placed Össur 11^th in medals overall had its results represented a competing country.

Highlights included Fleur Jong of The Netherlands successfully defending her Tokyo Paralympic sprinting and Long Jump gold medals with another double gold medal-winning performance in Paris. In fact, Össur athletes executed a complete sweep of the Women's T64 Long Jump event, led by Fleur Jong, who set a new Paralympic record with a distance of 6.53m, followed by silver medalist Marlene van Gansewinkel of The Netherlands, who delivered a personal best distance of 5.87m, and Beatriz Hatz of the U.S., who won the bronze medal.

Germany's "Blade Jumper", Markus Rehm, earned his fourth consecutive Paralympic gold medal in the men's Long Jump T64 category with a distance of 8.13m, followed by first-time Paralympic competitor Derek Loccident of the U.S., who earned the silver medal. Rehm also was honored with the distinction of carrying the Paralympic Torch during the Opening Ceremonies, running on his signature Cheetah Xpanse sports prosthesis in a journey that culminated in the lighting of the Paris Cauldron.

Team USA's Hunter Woodhall earned his first-ever Paralympic gold medal in the men's T64 400m sprint, matching the Olympic gold medal performance of his wife, Tara Davis-Woodhall, just a month earlier.

"The Paris Paralympics set new standards for excellence, inclusivity and audience enthusiasm, and our athletes more than rose to the occasion," said Sveinn Solvason, President and CEO of Embla Medical, Össur's parent company. "Össur world-renowned Cheetah blades were clearly on display as the prosthesis of choice for many world-class athletes, and we are grateful to all of those who choose Össur as their partner. They inspire me, and everyone at our company to continue innovating and excelling on their behalf, as they represent a true embodiment of Life Without Limitations."

Össur Athlete Medal Results:

NAME	COUNTRY	CLASS	DISCIPLINE	MEDAL
Beatriz Hatz	USA	T64	Long Jump	BRONZE - 5.38m
Daniel Molina	Spain	PTS3	Para Triathlon	GOLD - 1:08:05
Daniel Wagner	Denmark	T63	Long Jump 100m	SILVER - Personal Best - 7.39m SILVER – Personal Best – 12.08
Derek Loccident	USA	T64	Long Jump High Jump	SILVER - 7.79 SILVER - Paralympic Record 2.06m
Felix Streng	Germany	T64	100m	BRONZE - 10.77
Fleur Jong	The Netherlands	T64	Long Jump 100m	GOLD - Paralympic Record - 6.53m GOLD – 12.54 (Paralympic Record in heats 12.48)
Grace Norman	USA	PTS5	Para Triathlon	GOLD - 1:04:40
Hunter Woodhall	USA	T62	400m 4x100m Universal Relay	GOLD - 46.36 BRONZE
Jody Cundy	UK	C1-5	750m Mixed	GOLD - 47.738
Markus Rehm	Germany	T64	Long Jump	GOLD - 8.13m
Marlene van Gansewinkel	The Netherlands	T64	Long Jump 200m 100m	SILVER - Personal Best - 5.87m SILVER – 26.14 BRONZE – 12.72
Mitch Valize	The Netherlands	H5	Individual Time Trial Para Cycling Road Race Para Cycling	GOLD - 41:01.59 GOLD – 1:33:12
Mohamed Lahna	USA	PTS2	Para Triathlon	SILVER - 1:07:18
Sherman Isidro Guity	Costa Rica	T64	100m 200m	GOLD - Paralympic Record - 10.65 GOLD – Paralympic Record - 21.32