Scout Bassett
TRACK AND FIELD
T63
2024 Outlook: Eight years removed from her last Paralympic appearance and five years removed from her last World Championships, Bassett faces a tough challenge to make the US roster. It doesn’t help that her best event, the 200 meters, won’t be run in her classification at this year’s Games. At age 35, she has made it clear this will be her last shot at Paralympic glory.
Need to know:
• One-time Paralympian (2016)
• Two-time World Championship medalist
• Author of Lucky Girl
Personal:
Age: 35
Hometown: Los Angeles
Limb difference: Right above-knee
Read more:
Team USA page
IPC page
Amplitude: “Scout Bassett Makes Her Own Luck”
Scout Bassett
TRACK AND FIELD
T63
2024 Outlook: Eight years removed from her last Paralympic appearance and five years removed from her last World Championships, Bassett faces a tough challenge to make the US roster. It doesn’t help that her best event, the 200 meters, won’t be run in her classification at this year’s Games. At age 35, she has made it clear this will be her last shot at Paralympic glory.
Need to know:
• One-time Paralympian (2016)
• Two-time World Championship medalist
• Author of Lucky Girl
Personal:
Age: 35
Hometown: Los Angeles
Limb difference: Right above-knee
Read more:
Team USA page
IPC page
Amplitude: “Scout Bassett Makes Her Own Luck”