MALLORY WEGGEMANN
Two gold, one silver, swimming
In her third Paralympics, Weggemann of Eagan won three medals, winning the gold medal in the 200-meter IM and the 100 backstroke and a silver medal in the 50-meter butterfly. She set Paralympic records in the 200 IM (2:54.25) and the 100 backstroke (1:21.27).
A University of Minnesota graduate, Weggemann has five career Paralympic medals after winning gold in the 50-meter freestyle and bronze in 4x100-meter medley at the 2012 London Games.
She competed in six events in Tokyo, also finishing fifth in the 100 freestyle and seventh in the 50 freestyle. She did not advance to the final in the 100 breaststroke.
IAN SEIDENFELD
Gold, table tennis
Ian Seidenfeld, 20, of Lakeville became a Paralympic champion with his father Mitchell — a four-time Paralympic medalist in table tennis, including gold in 1992 — nearby as his coach. Ian Seidenfeld won the gold medal in Class 6 men's singles, beating the defending champion and world No. 1-ranked Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8.
"I couldn't have dreamt for anything better," Seidenfeld, a student at the University of Minnesota, said in an article on teamusa.org. "I dreamt of it before the tournament, during the tournament, and now it's coming to reality."
LEXI SHIFFLETT
Gold, sitting volleyball