Brianna Salinaro (born May 10, 1998) is a track and field athlete and former taekwondo practitioner who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She has

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, spasticity, stiff muscles, Paresis, weak muscles, and tremors. There may b ...

and is from

Massapequa, New York Massapequa (, ) is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Oyster Bay (town), New York, Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the South Shore (Long Island), South Shore of Long Island, in Ne ...

. She started Taekwondo at age 9 and in 2016 became the first female para Taekwondo athlete to represent the United States at an international tournament.Massapequa Observer
/ref> She was the only Para Taekwondo athlete to compete at the 2020 Paralympic games with Cerebral Palsy. All of Brianna's competitors were upper amputee athletes. She compete in the K44 -58 kg category.

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1998 births Living people American female sprinters American female taekwondo practitioners Paralympic taekwondo practitioners for the United States Sportspeople with cerebral palsy Sportspeople from Massapequa, New York Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States 21st-century American sportswomen {{Paralympics-stub