Amy Michelle Purdy (born November 7, 1979) is an American actress, model, para-snowboarder, motivational speaker, fashion designer and author. Purdy is a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist, 2018 Paralympics silver medalist, and co-founder of Adaptive Action Sports.

Amy Purdy is a NY Times Best-Selling Author who has been published in 10 different languages around the world, She’s one of the most in demand motivational and corporate keynote speakers on the globe, an Oprah SuperSoul 100 thought leader and a 3 X Paralympic Medalist and trailblazer in paralympic snowboarding. Amy is passionate about helping ...

2023年4月24日 · Amy Purdy medaled in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympic Games. About 24 years ago, Amy Purdy lost her legs, spleen, and hearing in one ear from a deadly blood infection. Since then, she has won three Paralympic medals for snowboarding, advanced to the final round on Dancing with the Stars, and wrote the bestselling book On My Own Two Feet ...

At age 19, after experiencing flu-like symptoms, Amy Purdy was rushed to the hospital in a state of septic shock. En route, she experienced respiratory and multiple organ failure which caused her to lose circulation to her extremities.

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A native of Las Vegas and graduate of Cimarron Memorial High School, Amy Purdy began snowboarding at the age of 15. However, in 1999, her life hung in the balance after contracting Neisseria meningitis, a form of bacterial meningitis. Her chance of survival at that time was less than two percent.

In 2005, she co-founded Adaptive Action Sports, a non-profit dedicated to introducing people with physical challenges to action sports. Amy Purdy became a professional snowboarder despite losing both her legs to meningitis. She encourages us to take control of our lives, and our limits.

2022年3月19日 · The USA’s three-time Paralympic medallist and Para Snowboard pioneer Amy Purdy has announced her retirement from the sport. Purdy, who made it onto the podium at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018 as well as at the World Championships, posted a video to Instagram on Saturday with the news.

Amy Purdy is consistently named among the top 25 motivational speakers in the world alongside the likes of Tony Robbins, Mel Robbins, and Simon Sinek. Her name has become synonymous with the word inspiration since her 2011 speaking debut at TEDx Orange Coast, where her nine-minute presentation, Living Beyond Limits , went viral after being ...

Amy Purdy is far more than an Olympic champion. She is a pioneer and a beacon of strength. Her honest and sharply written memoir leaves me feeling as uplifted as I do when I spend time in her presence.