This visually impaired Paralympian took Rio by storm: not only did he win a gold medal for the 1500m race, he beat out the title winner in the Olympics. 

If you've ever wrestled, then you know it takes some serious total body strength and balance. Despite being born with one leg, Robles persevered and won the 2010-11 NCAA individual wrestling championship

in his weight class.

Nemati got her start in taekwondo before transitioning to Olympic archery after a car crash paralyzed her from the waist down. She has since gotten the gold in her sport.  

Born without limbs, Maynard garnered an amazing reputation in martial arts before booming the first quadruple amputee to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. 

What do you do when you're a double leg amputee? Go become the 100m race world champion, of course.

This swimmer fell in love with her sport at 12-years-old and lost her leg just five years later. Despite this she qualified for the 2008 Olympics and took home 5 gold medals

in the Paralympics.  

Most people think of cycling as a sport you do with your legs. Sanchez had a spinal injury that paralyzed him, so he learned how hand cycle and went right

on competing. 

Playing tennis without an arm? It may sound hard, but this athlete made it work. In fact, she was an Olympic competitor in Women's Table Tennis during the London Olympics. 

Surfing takes some pretty insane balancing abilities, so throwing off your balance by losing an arm is no joke. This happened to Hamilton after a shark attack, but it did not

stop her from doing what she loves. 

Pitching without a hand? Yup, Jim Abbott did it. This professional player would pitch with his right hand and then place a glove on it to catch the ball. He must

have moved pretty quickly.