Kay McShane is a former Irish

Ireland

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 wheelchair athlete. Her record of three consecutive wins in the 1984-1986 London Marathon

London Marathon

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 women's wheelchair race remained unequaled for nearly 20 years until Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato is an Italian wheelchair athlete. she fell when she was 2 years old and broke here back. she discoverd that she is paralyzed. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, Porcellato is the only woman to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races...

 tied the record in 2005 and then broke it in 2006. McShane competed in the 1984

1984 Summer Paralympics

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 and 1988 Summer Paralympics

1988 Summer Paralympics

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, in events ranging from the 800 metres to the marathon. She took a silver medal in the marathon in 1984, and two bronze medals in the marathon and 800 metres in 1988.