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                  
     SILVER - Personal Best - 7.39m

                                                              
     100m                       
     SILVER - Personal Best - 12.08



     Derek Loccident         
     USA                T64        
     Long Jump                  
     SILVER - 7.79

                                                              
     High Jump                  
     SILVER - Paralympic Record 2.06m



     Felix Streng              Germany            T64        
     100m                       
     BRONZE - 10.77



     Fleur Jong                The
                                 Netherlands       T64        
     Long Jump                  
     GOLD - Paralympic Record - 6.53m

                                                              
     100m                         GOLD - 12.54 (Paralympic Record in heats
                                                                                              12.48)



     Grace Norman            
     USA                PTS5       
     Para Triathlon             
     GOLD - 1:04:40



     Hunter Woodhall         
     USA                T62        
     400m                       
     GOLD - 46.36

                                                                4x100m Universal Relay     
     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                  
     SILVER - Personal Best - 5.87m

                                                              
     200m                       
     SILVER - 26.14

                                                              
     100m                       
     BRONZE - 12.72



     Mitch Valize              The                H5           Individual Time Trial Para
                                 Netherlands                     Cycling                   
     GOLD - 41:01.59

                                                                Road Race Para Cycling     
     GOLD - 1:33:12



     Mohamed Lahna           
     USA                PTS2       
     Para Triathlon             
     SILVER - 1:07:18



     Sherman Isidro Guity      Costa Rica         T64        
     100m                       
     GOLD - Paralympic Record - 10.65

                                                              
     200m                       
     GOLD - Paralympic Record - 21.32

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