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Loretta Claiborne was born on 14 August, 1953 in York, Pennsylvania, is an American speaker and athlete. Discover Loretta Claiborne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 14 August 1953
Birthday 14 August
Birthplace York, Pennsylvania
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Loretta Claiborne is an American global speaker and multi-sport athlete who competes in the Special Olympics.

1953

Loretta Claiborne was born on August 14, 1953, in York, Pennsylvania.

She was the fourth of seven children, and she and her siblings were raised by their single mother, Rita Claiborne.

Loretta Claiborne was born partially blind, with an intellectual disability and clubbed feet; she underwent surgeries to correct her feet and visual impairment when she was young, and was unable to walk until she was four years old.

She learned to talk when she was seven.

Although doctors advised Claiborne's mother to institutionalize the girl, Rita steadfastly refused, choosing to raise Claiborne at home with her other children.

When Claiborne was 17, a school counselor suggested she participate in the newly formed Special Olympics.

1970

Claiborne subsequently competed as a runner at the Special Olympics of 1970, where she received her first medal as an athlete.

She has completed over 25 marathons and has placed in the top 100 women finishers of the Boston Marathon twice.

She is also a karate black belt, has been competing in the Special Olympics since 1970, and continues to train in running, figure skating, soccer, skiing, golf, basketball, softball, swimming, tennis, and bowling.

1981

Loretta was the 1981 Spirit of Special Olympics award recipient, and the 1988 state athlete of the year.

1996

She has been honored with the 1996 Arthur Ashe ESPY Courage Award presented to her by Denzel Washington.

Claiborne was the first Special Olympics athlete elected to the Special Olympics International Board of Directors.

In 1996, Claiborne was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPN, and in 2000 she became the subject of a made-for-TV Disney film titled The Loretta Claiborne Story.

2000

In 2000, Claiborne's life was the subject of "The Loretta Claiborne Story", a television film.

2001

In 2001, a medical and educational facility in her home community of York, Pennsylvania was named the Loretta Claiborne Building in her honor.

2006

The portrait of Mrs. Shriver depicts her with four Special Olympics athletes, including Loretta Claiborne, and one Best Buddies participant and was painted by David Lenz, the winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition in 2006.

2007

She is on the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Board of Directors, and in 2007 returned to the Special Olympics International Board of Directors.

2009

In May 2009, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., unveiled a historic portrait of Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the first portrait the Gallery has ever commissioned of an individual who had not served as a U.S. president or First Lady.

2013

At age 60 in 2013, Claiborne remained physically active but was beginning to focus more on connecting with and inspiring others.

2019

As of 2019, at the age of 65, Claiborne was continuing to compete in ten sports each year at the Special Olympics.

Claiborne has received three honorary doctorate degrees, one from Quinnipiac University one from Villanova University, and one from York College of Pennsylvania.