Anjali Forber-Pratt
Anjali Forber-Pratt has competed in numerous competitions and road races and had a very successful Paralympic Games debut in Beijing. After winning bronze in the women's 400m T53, Forber-Pratt claimed another bronze as a member of the women's 4 x 100m relay T53/54.
Forber-Pratt is currently a doctoral student in Human Resource Education at the University of Illinois. She completed her undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Illinois graduating in the top three-percent of her class. Forber-Pratt won a campus-wide leadership award and a departmental senior leadership award. She began competing nationally in wheelchair track in 1993.
In high school Forber-Pratt competed in downhill skiing and road racing. She enjoys listening to music, watching movies, rock climbing and scrap booking.
Major Achievements:
- 2008: Bronze medal, 400m T53; bronze medal, Women's 4 x 100m relay T53/54 - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2008: Second place, 100m and 200m; third place, 400m - Meet in the Heat, Atlanta, Ga.
- 2007: Gold medal, 100m and 200m, Bronze medal, 400m - Parapan American Games, Rio de Janerio, Brazil
- 2003: Third place, 200m, 400m; Fourth place, 1500m, 800m, 100m - Junior National Wheelchair Games, Hartford, Conn.
- 2001: New England Wheelchair Athletics Association Junior Athlete of the Year
- 1998: Two silver medals, bronze medal - Junior National Wheelchair Games, Bellevue Wash.
- 1996: Two gold medals, two silver medals - Junior National Wheelchair Games, Birmingham, Ala.
- 1993: Two gold medals, two silver medals, bronze medal - Junior National Wheelchair Games, Columbus, Ohio
