| Congratulations to Wheelchair Sports, USA member Adam Bleakney- named 2007 USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year! | | |
In 2007, Adam Bleakney (Savoy, Ill./Wheelchair Track) coached three U.S. track and field athletes to world records including Paralympian of the Year, Jessica Galli, who world broke records in the T53 200m, 400m and 800m races. Additionally, Amanda McGrory broke the T53 5000m world record, and Josh George broke the T53 800m world record. Anjali Forber-Pratt, another of Bleakney's athletes, emerged onto the international scene by winning double gold and bronze at the Parapan American Games and qualified for the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field Elite Team. Bleakney has also demonstrated the ability to develop collegiate-level athletes into world-class athletes. His collegiate program at the University of Illinois has been a model for other competitive track teams and has been called arguably the finest training 'center of excellence' for wheelchair athletes in the U.S. In service to his sport, Bleakney is actively involved in organizing the World Series of Wheelchair Track and is one of the foremost clinicians on coaching wheelchair track in the U.S. | | |
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