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Danielle Mola

Danielle Mola has been competing in Olympics for more than six years. She participates in track & field, bowling, corn hole and basketball with the Danbury team. When she's not working, she enjoys being with her family and hanging out with her teammates from Special Olympics Danbury and says, they "get together even when there isn't a sport going on." She also enjoys working with animals and volunteering. Danielle recently won a gold medal in track & field (100M) at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida! Additional wins include:

  • 100M - Gold, USA Games
  • 4x400 - Gold, USA Games
  • 400M - 4th place, USA Games
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