Cheryl Angelelli

Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje is a retired American para swimmer, an Oakland University bachelor's degree's graduate and a motivational speaker.[1] She was inducted into the Michigan Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame in 2000, and she was named Female Amateur Athlete of the Year by the State of Michigan twice, once in 2000 and once in 2003.[2]

Cheryl Angelelli

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	August 1, 1968
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Spinal cord injury (quadriplegia)
Disability class	S4, SB3, SM4
Retired	2013
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Women's 50m freestyle S4 2008 Beijing Women's 100m freestyle S4 2004 Athens Women's 200m freestyle S4 2004 Athens Women's 4x50m freestyle relay World Championships (Long Course) 2006 Durban Women's 100m freestyle S4 2006 Durban Women's 200m freestyle S4 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 4x50m medley relay 2006 Durban Women's 50m freestyle S4 2010 Eindhoven Women's 100m freestyle S4 2010 Eindhoven Women's 200m freestyle S4 2013 Montreal Women's 4x50m medley relay World Championships (Short Course) 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 50m freestyle S4 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 100m freestyle S4 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 4x50m freestyle relay 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 4x50m medley relay 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 200m freestyle S5

Biography

When Angelelli was a teenager, she sustained a spinal cord injury after breaking her neck from hitting her head on the bottom of the pool after falling off a starting block in 1983;[3] she took up para swimming in 1998 in Detroit. She created a documentary film titled Untold Dreams to raise the awareness of the many abilities of disabled people and knowledge of the Paralympics as well as talking about her success in competitive swimming.

Angelelli retired from swimming in 2013 and switched to wheelchair ballroom dancing.[4]

References

1. "Athlete Bio". International Paralympic Committee. April 16, 2009.
2. "Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje". Team USA. April 16, 2019.
3. "Paralympic Spotlight: Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje". Swimming World Magazine. August 25, 2009.
4. "Unstoppable: The Cheryl Angelelli Story". mobileWOMEN.org. April 16, 2019.