Athlete Profile: Melissa Stockwell

Melissa Stockwell

United States
Born: 1980

Rankings
World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification Ranking	4
Para triathlon Ranking	5

Starts

30

Podiums

26

Wins

10 Biography

n 2002, Melissa graduated from the University of Colorado and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army as part of the Transportation Corps. Two year later she deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division to Baghdad, Iraq. On April 13, 2004, she was on a routine convoy when her HUMVEE was hit by a roadside bomb. The blast resulted in the amputation of her left leg above the knee and she became the first female to ever lose a limb in active combat. After a year of rehab at Walter Reed Army Medical Center she was medically retired with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. She quickly adapted into a life of sports and went on to swim in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics before turning to the sport of triathlon in 2009. She is a 3x Paratriathlon World Champion and a recent bronze medalist from the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Melissa loves giving back to the multisport community and is the co-founder of the Chicago based Dare2tri Paratriathlon club where she helps get other athletes with disabilities into the sport of triathlon. She is a level 1 triathlon coach and currently serves as chair of the USAT Womens Committee and is a trustee with the USAT Foundation.

Melissa currently travels the nation for her career as a motivational speaker and runs a prosthetics company with her husband in Colorado Springs.

Melissa is a proud above the knee amputee, a proud American and proudly lives a life of sport. She feels she has done more in her life with one leg than she ever would have done with two. She is married to her husband Brian and together they have two young children, Dallas Patrick and Millie Lynn and own a prosthetic company in Colorado Springs, CO. Melissa is currently training with hopes of her third Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

Latest Athlete Results

3	2021 Americas Triathlon Para Championships Pleasant Prairie 27 Jun, 2021 - PTS2 Women - 01:18:26
3	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Leeds 05 Jun, 2021 - PTS2 Women - 01:25:29
1	2021 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama 15 May, 2021 - PTS2 Women - 01:17:42
2	2020 Devonport ITU World Paratriathlon Series 29 Feb, 2020 - PTS2 Women - 01:33:00
1	2019 Funchal ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 20 Oct, 2019 - PTS2 Women - 01:25:43
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Leeds to host Para Series races for first time as Paralympic Qualification period continues

04 Jun, 2021
Best of 2016: Most Inspirational Women's Performance
Through the month of December we will be naming the "Best of 2016" moments from the year, anything from top performances to inspirational finishes, because when you have a year like we just…
20 Dec, 2016
Paratriathlon women's Paralympic preview
On September 11, the women will take to Copacabana Beach as the first edition of ladies to ever race for Paralympic gold medals.
08 Sep, 2016
Paratriathlon Paralympic start lists posted
With paratriathlon set to debut at the Paralympic Games for the first time in just over two weeks on September 10-11, ITU confirms the start lists for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
28 Aug, 2016
Elites and paratriathletes speak with Grand Final media
The 2015 World Triathlon Series has been fast and historical, and as the Chicago Grand Final gets underway with the paratriathlon and elite races on Friday and Saturday, the Series finale…
16 Sep, 2015

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Melissa
Family Name	Stockwell
Representing	USA
Para triathlon Class	PTS2
Para triathlon Subclass
Year of Birth	1980
Place of Birth	Grand Haven, MI
Residence	Colorado Springs, United States
Coach	Derick Williamson
Sponsors	P&G. Toyota, Ralph Lauren, Dare2tri, Mondelez
Website	http://www.melissastockwell.com
Twitter	@MStockwell01
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@MStockwell01