Michael Spivey

Paralympian 2018, 2022

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'9"

Age

Hometown

Abilene, TX

Education

Abilene High School (Abilene, Texas)

classification: SB-UL

Personal

During his second deployment, Sergeant Spivey was serving with the United States Marine Corps in Afghanistan when he was injured by an improvised explosive device in December 2010. He lost his left arm below the elbow and suffered shrapnel injuries to his back and legs. He was introduced to para snowboarding during his rehabilitation...Son of Mike Spivey and Bill and Debbie Day...Has three siblings: Amanda, Angela and Jeremy...Married to Kris Spivey...Hobbies include surfing, snowboarding, hiking, camping, golfing and working on older cars.

Paralympic Experience

2-time Paralympian
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 15th (Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired - Men), 17th (Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired - Men)
- Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 18th (Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired - Men, Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired - Men)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2022 – 8th (Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired - Men), 10th (Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired - Men)
Years of participation: Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired - Men 2017, 2022; Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired - Men 2017, 2022
Top finish: 8th – 2022 (Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired - Men)