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{{distinguish|Rachel Morrison}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}{{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = | image = Rachael Morrison 2015.jpg | image_size = | caption = Morrison at the 2015 Parapan American Games | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|2}} | birth_place = Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in}} | weight = {{convert|160|lb}} | website = | country = | sport = Paralympic athletics | event = Discus throw, club throw | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | disability_class = F51 | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }}{{MedalGold | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Discus throw F51/52 }}{{MedalCompetition | IPC Athletics World Championships }}{{MedalGold | 2015 Doha | Discus throw F51/52 }}{{MedalSilver | 2015 Doha | Club throw F51 }}{{MedalSilver|2017 London|Discus throw - F52}}{{MedalBronze|2017 London|Club throw - F51}}{{MedalCompetition | Parapan American Games }}{{MedalGold | 2015 Toronto | Discus throw F51/52}}{{MedalSilver | 2015 Toronto | Club throw F31/32/51}} }}Rachael Morrison (born June 2, 1987) is an American Paralympic athlete. She competes in the discus throw and club throw and holds world records in both events. She won the discus throw at the 2015 World Championships, 2015 Parapan American Games and 2016 Paralympics.Morrison was an active able-bodied athlete before becoming quadriplegic in 2010 due to transverse myelitis, a rare condition that damages the spinal cord. After that she played wheelchair basketball and rugby before changing to athletics in 2014. References {{Commons category|Rachael Morrison}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Rachael}} 8 : 1987 births|Living people|American female discus throwers|Paralympic track and field athletes of the United States|Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympic gold medalists for the United States|Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|People from Royal Oak, Michigan |