Marla Lee Runyan

Marla lee Runyan was born in America in 1969 and became a famous athlete, road runner and marathon runner Who is legally blind. She won the national championship in the women's 5000 meters. She studies at sun Diego university, and began competing in several sporting events such as Heptathlon.200-meter dash, high jump, shot put 100-meter hurdles, long jump, javelin throw and the 800-meter run. In 1994 she received her Master's degree in education of deafblind children. She began her career in able -bodied events in the pan American Games in  1999 and won gold in the 1500 - meter race which ranked the 2 nd in the USA. At Sydney Olympics, making Runyan the first legally blind athlete to  compete in the Olympics and placed the highest finish by an American woman in the event. Runyan won four gold medals in summer para Olympics at 1996 US Olympics trials, finishing 10 in the Heptathlon. Having failed to qualify she ran the 800 meters in 2.04.60 a heptathlon - 800 m American recorder. This success convinced her to run long distance running. She became a five times gold medalist at the para Olympics games making it the Highest achievement. In 1994, she earned her master's degree in education of deafblind children.