Amy Palmiero-Winters (born August 18, 1972) is a below-knee amputee, long-distance runner, and triathlete.
Palmiero-Winters was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and competed in track and distance running from a young age.
She entered the 2005 New York City Triathlon the following summer, still using a walking prosthesis as well as a bike borrowed from her employer, and placed third in her division.
[2] In May 2006, Palmiero-Winters ran the New York City Marathon in 3:24 and broke the world record for a below-knee female amputee by more than twenty-five minutes.
[4] Palmiero-Winters was named to the US ultrarunning team for the IAU 24-Hour Ultramarathon World Championships in Brive, France in 2010.
[9] In 2007, Palmiero-Winters was the first athlete with a physical disability invited to race in the elite able-bodied division of the NYC Triathlon.