Susan Katz

Susan Katz is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. She was previously a producer at ESPN.

Early life Katz was born in Olney, Maryland with mild spina bifida but later moved to California. At the age of ten, her legs became paralyzed after a failed spinal cord surgery. While her parents encouraged her to walk with crutches and braces, she insisted on using a wheelchair.

Career Katz qualified for the 1996 Summer Paralympics where she competed in discus, javelin and shot put.

Upon retiring, Katz became the director of Paralympic and Disability Sport, World Sport Chicago. She also worked with sports network ESPN as an associate producer of their show Around the Horn and production assistant for SportsCenter. In 2013, Katz become the first American woman handcyclist to complete the Ironman World Championship.