Jacky Hunt-Broersma is an American amputee ultramarathon runner who was born and raised in South Africa. Hunt-Broersma lost her leg to Ewing sarcoma in 2001 when she was 26 years old. She started running in 2016. She quickly progressed from running 5 km races to running ultramarathons.
Her fastest verified marathon time is 4:57:16, achieved at the 2024 Mesa Marathon. Her fastest verified performance at the 100-mile distance is 53:41:25.
In 2019, Hunt-Broersma became the first amputee to compete in the TransRockies Mountain Stage Race in Colorado, completing the three-day option, which covers approximately 60 miles with 8,000 feet of elevation gain.
Hunt-Broersma hoped to run one hundred marathons in one hundred days, which would have been the world record for consecutive marathons by a woman, but British runner Kate Jayden completed her 101st marathon during Hunt-Broersma's quest, so Hunt-Broersma increased her goal to one hundred and two consecutive marathons. Hunt-Broersma ended up running 104 marathons in 104 days, finishing this in April 2022. These 104 marathons included the inaugural para athletics division of the 2022 Boston Marathon.
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