Team USA's Black Women Athletes at the 2021 Paralympic Games

1 Deja Young

Deja Young is a two-time gold medalist, winning both the T47 100m and 200m at the 2016 Paralympics, and she's looking to defend her titles in Tokyo.

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2 Breanna Clark

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A 2016 gold medalist in the T20 400m sprint, Breanna Clark is back to defend her title in Tokyo.

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3 Nicky Nieves

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Nicky Nieves won gold with the US sitting volleyball team in 2016, the first time the US women had ever won gold in the event. She'll be back in Tokyo, looking for a repeat!

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4 Jaleen Roberts

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Get ready to watch Jaleen Roberts blaze down the track in multiple events: she'll be competing in the T37 long jump and 100m and 200m sprints in her first Paralympic Games.

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5 Whitney Dosty

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Sitting volleyball player Whitney Dosty (far right in the photo above) is an outside hitter for Team USA and a first-time Paralympian in Tokyo.

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6 Brittni Mason

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Brittni Mason will compete in her very first Paralympics this year, facing off against Deja Young in the T47 100m sprint. She set the world record in the event (11.89) in 2019!

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7 Taleah Williams

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Taleah Williams placed fifth in the T47 long jump at the 2016 Paralympics and will be jumping for a spot on the podium this year, too.

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8 Femita Ayanbeku

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Femita Ayanbeku competed in the 2016 Paralympics and will represent the US in Tokyo as well, running the T64 100m and 200m sprints. (Fun fact: in the Paralympic Trials, Ayanbeku's time of 12.84 broke a 15-year-old American record in the 100m and came just two-tenths short of the world record!)

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