The Paralympic Hall of Fame
Having she won 55 medals and broke 8 World Records at the Paralympics in her chosen sport of swimming, she is known as the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympics. In 2012, Trischa Zorn was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Paralympic Participation and Medalist
1980 Arnhem Paralympics
She won a total of 7 Gold medals, 2 team events and 5 Individual Gold medals. Her 5 winning swims included:
- 100m Backstroke B
- 100m Butterfly B
- 100m Freestyle B
- 200m Individual Medley B
- 400m Individual Medley B
1984 New York Paralympics
Trischa won a total of 7 medals at the 1984 Paralympics, held in New York. She received 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal in the team relay events, and 5 Individual gold medals. Her 5 Individual winning swims included:
- 100m Backstroke B2
- 100m Butterfly B2
- 100m Freestyle B2
- 200m Individual Medley B2
- 400m Individual Medley B2
1988 Seoul Paralympics
Trischa won a total of 12 gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics. She received 10 individual gold medals and 2 gold medals she received in the team relay events, Her winning individual events were:
- 50m Breaststroke B2
- 50m Freestyle B2
- 100m Freestyle B2
- 100m Butterfly B2
- 100m Breaststroke B2
- 100m Backstroke B2
- 200m Breaststroke B2
- 200m Individual Medley B2
- 400m Freestyle B2
- 400m Individual Medley B2
1992 Barcellona Paralympics
Trischa, at the 1992 Barcellona Paralympics, won a total of 12 medals. She won a 10 individual gold medals, 2 individual silver medals and 2 gold team relay medals. Her medal winning swims included:
Gold:
Individual-
Team-
Silver:
Individual-
Gold:
Individual-
- 50m Freestyle B2
- 100m Backstroke B2
- 100m Breaststroke B2
- 100m Freestyle B2
- 200m Backstroke B1-2
- 200m Breaststroke B1-3
- 200m Individual Medley B2
- 400m Individual Medley B1-3
Team-
- 4x100m Freestyle relay B1-3
- 4x100m Medley relay B1-3
Silver:
Individual-
- 100m Butterfly B2-3
- 400m Freestyle B2-3
1996 Atlanta Paralympics
At these Paralympics, Trischa Zorn won a total of 8 medals. She won individually 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, In her team relay events she won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal, Her winning swims included:
Gold:
Individual-
Silver:
Individual-
Bronze:
Individual-
Silver:
Team-
Bronze:
Team-
Gold:
Individual-
- 100m Backstroke B2
- 200m Individual Medley B2
Silver:
Individual-
- 50m Freestyle B2
- 400m Freestyle B2
Bronze:
Individual-
- 100m Breaststroke B2
- 100m Freestyle B2
Silver:
Team-
- 4x100m Medley relay B1-3
Bronze:
Team-
- 4x100m Freestyle B1-3
2000 Sydney Paralympics
At this Olympics Trischa Zorn won a total of 5 medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze. These individual events that she medaled in included:
Silver:
Bronze:
Silver:
- 100m Backstroke
- 100m Breaststroke
- 100m Butterfly
- 200m Individual Medley
Bronze:
- 50m Breaststroke
2004 Athens Paralympics
At these final Paralympics that she competed in, Trischa Zorn won 1 bronze medal in:
- 100m Backstroke