Amputee | Christine Peglegl

Throughout her remarkable career, Christine "Pegleg" McConnell achieved numerous accolades, including:

While most lower-limb amputees today opt for carbon-fiber running blades or microprocessor-controlled knees, Christine made the conscious decision to use a custom-crafted wooden peg leg. Why? As she famously stated in a 2022 interview with Adaptive Magazine , "The peg leg doesn't hide what I am. It announces that I am here to plant my flag—literally and metaphorically." Amputee Christine Peglegl