Angela Madsen

Angela Madsen

Madsen at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London
Personal information
Born	(1960-05-10)May 10, 1960 Xenia, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 21, 2020(2020-06-21) (aged 60) Pacific Ocean
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Disability	Paraplegia
Disability class	TA (rowing) F56 (athletics)
Event(s)	shot put, javelin throw
Medal record Representing United States Para athletics Paralympic Games 2012 London Shot put F54–56 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Javelin throw F55/56 2011 Guadalajara Shot put F54/55/56 2015 Toronto Shot put F56/57 Para rowing World Rowing Championships 2003 Milan Double sculls – TA 2004 Banyoles Double sculls – TA 2005 Kaizu Double sculls – TA 2002 Seville Single sculls – TA

Angela Madsen (May 10, 1960 – June 21, 2020) was an American Paralympian sportswoman in both rowing and track and field.^[1] In a long career, Madsen moved from race rowing to ocean challenges before switching in 2011 to athletics, winning a bronze medal in the shot put at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Madsen and teammate Helen Taylor were the first women to row across the Indian Ocean. She died in June 2020 while attempting a solo row from Los Angeles to Honolulu.^[2]