Emelia Perry

Sport: Paratriathlon

Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0

Quick Facts

Birthday: November 23, 1992

Height: N/A

Age: 32

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Education: Ursinus College (Collegeville, Penn.)

Biography

Quick Facts
  • Perry has been a member of the U.S. Paratriathlon Resident Team in Colorado Springs, Colorado, since 2023
  • A runner before sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2017, Perry started competing in wheelchair racing and triathlon in 2022

  • Moved with her family to Osaka, Japan, when she was a baby

  • Moved back to the U.S. in 2011 to attend school at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, to study exercise science.

Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 5th (PTHC - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2025 – silver (H4 - Road Race - Women, H4 - Time Trial - Women)
  • Years of participation: H4 - Road Race - Women 2025; H4 - Time Trial - Women 2025; PTHC - Women 2023, 2024
  • Medals: 2 (2 silver)
    • Silver – 2025 (H4 - Road Race - Women, H4 - Time Trial - Women)