Indiana Paralympians stack medals in Paris
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Fishers native Noah Malone and Greenwood native Grace Nuhfer are bringing Paralympic medals back to Central Indiana. Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images
The 2024 Paralympics are in the books, and Indiana athletes are traveling home with some prestigious souvenirs.
Why it matters: After stacking enough medals during the 2024 Olympics to take 11th place on the medal table compared to other countries, the six medals collected by Hoosiers during the Paralympics prove we're the home of world-class competitors.
Zoom out: Team USA came in third in the 2024 Paralympics medal race with a total of 105 medals, up from 104 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
- They trailed China and Great Britain with 220 and 124 medals, respectively.
- A complete list of Team USA medal winners can be found here.
Here are Indiana's 2024 Paralympic medalists:
🏃 Noah Malone, 22, of Fishers, track and field.
- The two-time Paralympian completed the cycle in Paris, winning gold in the 100-meter T12, silver in the 400-meter T12 and bronze in the 4x100-meter universal relay.
- The high school state champ and former Indiana State sprinter has two gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal.
🏊 Grace Nuhfer, 22, of Greenwood, swimming.
- The first-time Paralympian made an impact by winning a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly final on opening night.
- "This night has just been so fun," Nuhfer said after winning. "It's hard to ignore all the nerves, but the support has been astounding and the crowd here is insane. Excitement really is the strongest emotion and I just feel so honored to be a part of this."
🏉 Jeff Butler, 34, of Fort Wayne, wheelchair rugby.
- The three-time Paralympian was part of the U.S. rugby squad that won its third consecutive Paralympic silver medal.
- The Fort Wayne native and software company founder has played wheelchair rugby since he was 13.
🏃 Grace Norman, 26, paratriathlon.
- The three-time Paralympian and two-time world record holder earned the second gold medal of her career by winning the PTS5 Paralympic Triathlon. She also holds one silver medal and one bronze medal.
- Norman was born and raised a Buckeye, and her Team USA bio lists her hometown as Jamestown, Ohio.
- But Norman is now married and living in Bloomington, so we're claiming her.
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say China won 220 medals (not 207).