August 25, 1996 - Jean Driscoll wins Paralympic Marathon

Today is Monday, August 25th, 2025, and on this day in 1996, American wheelchair racer Jean Driscoll won gold at the T52/53 marathon at the Atlanta Paralympics.

In this episode, we’ll hear directly from Jean herself about how she got into athletics, her incredible career as one of the most decorated American wheelchair racers of all time, and what she’s been up to in the 25 years since retiring.

A huge thank you to the 26.2 Foundation for helping me connect with Jean, and of course to Jean Driscoll for the awesome conversation. You can check out what Jean and the rest of the Foundation are doing for the marathoning community at their website here: https://www.26-2.org/

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Bibliography:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080716040128/http://www.will.uiuc.edu/tv/documentaries/atw/atwdriscoll.html


• https://usopm.org/jean-driscoll/


• https://cbn.com/article/not-selected/heart-champion-story-jean-driscoll


• https://www.oiselle.com/pages/jean-driscoll?srsltid=AfmBOoqhVVBJ9ozbPDRlAY_Djnh5J5-gvkYOcsCqXXrR0knHtO6PKS_I