A 58-year-old grandmother from Pennsylvania took third place at the U.S. Olympics’ Team trials this past weekend in a race walking event, writes David Propper for The New York Post.

The bronze medal win comes more than 20 years after she left the sport.

Michelle Rohl had a sharp time of 1:42:17 in the 20,000-kilometer race walking event in Springfield, Oregon on Saturday.

Rohl left race walking to homeschool her five children, all now grown.

Her return to the sport comes three months after her first grandchild was born.

“She’s an excited grandma,” her husband Michael Rohl told The Philadelphia Inquirer leading up to the race. “We get pictures every day of our little grandson.”

Rohl’s has competed in three Olympics—1992, 1996, and 2000. Her top finish was in a 10K walk in 1996, when she finished 14h.

The four-time U.S. champion has overcome some barriers to compete. She had a concussion last year and ongoing knee aches.  A few weeks ago, she busted her chin after she tripped and fell.

Rohl started her career in college as a distance runner, then switched to race walking because of Achilles tendon injuries.    

Read more about Michelle Rohl in The New York Post.

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