Rizzieri '11 to Compete in Paralympic Games
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dan Rizzieri continues to defy the odds.
July 9, 2013
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When Dan Rizzieri left Finger Lakes Community College in 2011, the Cohocton native etched himself a place into the Finger Lakes Community College Track and Field record books. Rizzieri, who was born a double-knee amputee, set the Finger Lakes Community College Track and Field record in the triple jump at 44'8'' in 2011.
Now, the 22-year-old has his sights on something much greater: the 2013 Paralympic Games in France.
Read the story by Democrat and Chronicle Intern Sydney Teng here.