Cheri Beccera

(1976- ) born in Omaha, lived in Macy and Nebraska City. First Native American woman to compete in Olympics, earned a bronze medal in 800-meter exhibition wheelchair race in 1996 Olympics; earned two silver and two bronze medals in 1996 Paralympic Games and two gold and a silver medal in the 2000 Paralympic Games in 100-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter wheelchair events. Consult Lincoln Journal Star, September 4, 1996, pp. A-1, A-6 and Omaha World Herald, September 12, 1997, p. 46 and Sports 'n Spokes: The Magazine for Wheelchair Sports and Recreation:, Vol 25 (Nov/Dec 1997) 40-44.

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