Elizabeth Corso (born July 10, 2003) is an American Paralympic

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

. She represented the United States at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

Career

Corso represented the United States in the women's 1500 metres T13 event at the

and won a silver medal. She ran for the Lipscomb Bisons track and field team beginning in 2022.

Personal life

Corso was born with

albinism Albinism is the congenital absence of melanin in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, feathers, scales and skin and reddish pink or blue eyes. Individuals with the condition are referred to as albinos. Varied use and interpretation of ...

and is legally blind with 20/200 vision.

References

2003 births Living people American female middle-distance runners People from Newmarket, New Hampshire People with albinism Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century American sportswomen Lipscomb Bisons women's track and field athletes {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub