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Athlete Bio#
Age
45
Hometown
Burien, WA
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign '03, Actuarial Sciences
classification: H4
Personal
- Previously competed for Canada's wheelchair basketball team at the Paralympic Games Athens 2004 and Paralympic Games Sydney 2000
- Married to his wife, Laura
- Father to June, Jasper and Ezra
Paralympic Experience
- 3-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, bronze (Team Relay - Mixed), 4th (H4 - Road Race - Men), 5th (H4 - Time Trial - Men)
- Paralympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Men)
- Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team Relay - Mixed), 7th (H4 - Road Race - Men, H4 - Time Trial - Men)
- Years of participation: H4 - Road Race - Men 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023; H4 - Time Trial - Men 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023; Team Relay - Mixed 2023; Team - Men 1998, 2002
- Medals: 4 (4 bronze)
- Bronze – 2023 (Team Relay - Mixed); 2019 (H4 - Road Race - Men); 2002 (Team - Men); 1998 (Team - Men)
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