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Join us in welcoming WCC’s Madsen

Named in honor of United States Marine Corps Private First Class Angela Madsen

Private First Class Angela Madsen was born and raised in Ohio. With one sister and five brothers, she spent much of her time playing sports. After graduating from high school, PFC Madsen enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in California as a military police officer.

Just over six feet tall, PFC Madsen was a natural at basketball and played for the women’s Marine Corps team. In 1980, PFC Madsen was practicing with her team when she fell forward and another player stepped on her back, resulting in significant injury. Many years and treatments later, a failed spinal surgery, left PFC Madsen paralyzed from the waist down. Her partner left her, taking all of her savings, and she ultimately found herself homeless. With assistance from the Paralyzed Veterans of America, PFC Madsen was able to get off the streets, and with a passion for athletics and competitive sports, her life began to drastically change.

In 1995, PFC Madsen won three gold medals in the Veterans Wheelchair Games. Three years later, PFC Madsen found her true passion in adaptive rowing for athletes with physical disabilities. PFC Madsen competed with Team USA in 2008, 2012, and 2016, in the Paralympic Games both in rowing and track and fielf. She became an inspiration to those around her each step of the way.
PFC Madsen had already rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, in addition to circumnavigating Great Britain, and earning six Guinness World Records, when she set out to become the first paraplegic and oldest woman to row across the Pacific Ocean. Tragically, PFC Madsen passed away approximately midway through her voyage. She was 60 years old.

"Angela was a volunteer coach for many years for the VA's Valor Games in both track and field and rowing, where her easy-going, yet hardline style, motivated many injured veterans to reach new personal and physical goals during their recovery," said Deb Arenberg, US Rowing Adaptive Development Manager. “Her smile, her adventuresome spirit, and what she has taught us through her inspiring lifestyle will be missed by so many."

“As a LGBT advocate, she believed in having an effective voice with people from all walks of life,” a friend added. “She believed that inclusion, equality, and diversity is the armor of champions.”

It is with tremendous pride that we name WCC’s Madsen in honor of United States Marine Corps Private First Class Angela Madsen.

TOMORROW join us at the 2022 Angel City Games presented by The Hartford! Bring your friends and family out to Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA for a weekend full of adaptive sports! Forgot to register? That's ok! We are still taking walk-ons for most sports! See you there!

We are working with Angel City Sports to get this program up and rowing again. Watch this space…

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