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Jean Driscoll

The wheelchair racer has earned 12 Paralympic medals in four Games

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Jean Driscoll still holds the world record in the 10,000 meters women's wheelchair event.

Born with spina bifida, Champagne, Ill., native Jean Driscoll won 12 medals (five gold, three silver and four bronze) in four Paralympic appearances between 1988 and 2000. She owns the current world record in the 10,000 meters and also won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon eight times, more than any other athlete in any division.

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