Sarah Adam

Sarah Adam

Personal information
Born	(1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Washington University (OTD) Augustana College (BS)
Sport
Sport	Wheelchair rugby
Disability class	2.5
Medal record Wheelchair rugby Representing the United States Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Team World Championships 2022 Vejle Team Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Team Americas Championship 2022 Medellín Team

Sarah Adam (born December 17, 1990) is an American occupational therapy professor and Paralympic wheelchair rugby player from Naperville, Illinois. She was a part of the United States national wheelchair rugby team lineups that won gold at the 2022 Americas Championship, silver at the 2022 World Championship, and gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games, becoming the first American woman to win gold in the latter event.

Career

On April 30, 2024, Adam was officially named to the U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team roster for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, making her the first-ever woman to represent the United States in wheelchair rugby at a Paralympic Games. At the games, she became the first American woman to score in Paralympic wheelchair rugby. As of the 2024 Paralympics, Adam is a 2.5-classified player in the wheelchair rugby classification system.

Personal life

Adam is an associate professor of occupational science and occupational therapy at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. She obtained her bachelor's degree at Augustana College in Illinois and her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis. Adam's research interests include, per her Saint Louis University faculty profile, "enhancing independence and participation of individuals with disability through community-based exercise and adaptive sports", and she is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association.