Travis
Dodson

Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022

2
GOLD

0
SILVER

0
BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

USA Hockey Sled Hockey athlete Travis Dodson carries a stick and wears a helmet and blue uniform during an event

Height

6'4"

Age

Hometown

Deming, NM

Education

University of Illinois-Champaign

Personal

Son of Casey and Cheryl Dodson...Dodson is a retired Marine Corporal who was serving a tour in Iraq on Valentine’s Day 2007 when he was struck by a grenade tossed into the second-story room where he was staying...The blast took off Dodson’s left leg at the hip and right leg below the knee...For his service in combat, Dodson was awarded a Purple Heart...Dodson, while a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, became involved in a variety of adaptive sports soon after his accident...He competed in wheelchair track through UI’s wheelchair athletics program, and he has completed multiple wheelchair marathons and half-marathons.

USA Hockey

Paralympic Experience

3-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold)

Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (Team - Mixed)
Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team - Mixed)
Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 19th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 20th (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 21th (15km Individual - Sitting - Men), 23th (10km - Sitting - Men)