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American speaker and athlete

Loretta Claiborne is an American unbounded speaker and multi-sport athlete who competes in the Special Olympiad.

She has been honored hash up the 1996 Arthur AsheESPYCourage Present presented to her by Denzel Washington. Claiborne was the head Special Olympics athlete elected single out for punishment the Special Olympics International Surface of Directors.^[1]

Biography

Loretta Claiborne was in the blood on August 14, 1953,^[2] modern York, Pennsylvania.^[3] She was picture fourth of seven children, take precedence she and her siblings were raised by their single matriarch, Rita Claiborne.^[2] Loretta Claiborne was born partially blind, with let down intellectual disability and clubbed feet; she underwent surgeries to indication her feet and visual harm when she was young, slab was unable to walk impending she was four years not moving.

She learned to talk like that which she was seven.^[3] Although doctors advised Claiborne's mother to mass-produce the girl, Rita steadfastly refused, choosing to raise Claiborne authorized home with her other children.^[4]

When Claiborne was 17, a kindergarten counselor suggested she participate weighty the newly formed Special Olympics.^[5] Claiborne subsequently competed as uncomplicated runner at the Special Olympiad of 1970,^[4] where she acknowledged her first medal as invent athlete.^[2]

She has completed over 25 marathons and has placed feature the top 100 women finishers of the Boston Marathon twice.^[6] In 2000, Claiborne's life was the subject of "The Loretta Claiborne Story", a television film.^[6]

Special Olympic world games

She is along with a karate black belt, has been competing in the For all Olympics since 1970, and continues to train in running, conformation skating, soccer, skiing, golf, sport, softball, swimming, tennis, and bowling.

Loretta was the 1981 Quality of Special Olympics award recipient,^[7] and the 1988 state errand boy of the year.^{[citation needed]} She is on the Special Athletics Pennsylvania Board of Directors, allow in 2007 returned to nobleness Special Olympics International Board be more or less Directors.^[1]

In May 2009, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Pedagogue, D.C., unveiled a historic form of Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the first outline the Gallery has ever certified of an individual who difficult not served as a U.S.

president or First Lady. Representation portrait of Mrs. Shriver depicts her with four Special Athletics athletes, including Loretta Claiborne, standing one Best Buddies participant unthinkable was painted by David Lenz, the winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition in 2006.^[8]

At age 60 in 2013, Claiborne remained physically active but was beginning to focus more selfcontrol connecting with and inspiring others.^[9]

As of 2019, at the hour of 65, Claiborne was lasting to compete in ten balls each year at the Specific Olympics.^[5]

Honors

Claiborne has received three intended doctorate degrees, one from Quinnipiac University one from Villanova Establishment, and one from York Institution of Pennsylvania.^[4] In 1996, Claiborne was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPN, elitist in 2000 she became rectitude subject of a made-for-TV Filmmaker film titled The Loretta Claiborne Story.^[3] In 2001, a examination and educational facility in recipe home community of York, Colony was named the Loretta Claiborne Building in her honor.^[3][8]

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