Chris Waddell

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Chris Waddell

Chris Waddell at the Visa hall of Fame induction ceremony in London, August 2012
Personal information
Full name Christopher Waddell
Nationality  United States
Born 1968
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Alpine Skiing
Paralympic Games
1992 Albertville Men's Giant Slalom LW10
1994 Lillehammer Men's Downhill LWX
1994 Lillehammer Men's Giant Slalom LWX
1994 Lillehammer Men's Slalom LWX
1994 Lillehammer Men's Super-G LWX
1998 Nagano Men's Downhill LW10
1998 Nagano Men's Slalom LW10
1998 Nagano Men's Super-G LW10
2002 Salt Lake Men's Downhill LW10
2002 Salt Lake Men's Giant Slalom LW10
2002 Salt Lake Men's Slalom LW10
Paralympic Athletics
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Men's 200 m T53

Chris Waddell (born 1968) is an American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete. He was a promising able-bodied skier while attending Middlebury College in Vermont, before a skiing accident left him paralysed from the waist down.[1]

As a sit-skier, Waddell won medals in the 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Paralympics.[2] As a wheelchair track racer, he represented the USA at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3] He won a silver medal in the 200m T53 event at the Sydney Paralympic Games. In 2004, he set a T53 world record time for this distance which still stands today.[4]

In 2010 Waddell was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.[5]

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, Waddell became the first paraplegic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. On May 5, 2010 Chris Waddell was named the 2010 Shining Star of Perseverance Honoree by the WillReturn Council of Assurant Employee Benefits to honor and recognize individuals and groups who overcome disabilities to succeed in the workplace and society.[6][7]

Currently, Wadell has a foundation called, "One Revolution" that is dedicated to seeing the world positively, by the use of 'Nametags' that define yourself.

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Waddell: Skiing, track and road racing". Athletes for Hope. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Search Results: Chris Waddell". International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ↑ "Athlete Search Results: Christopher Waddell". International Committee.
  4. ↑ "IPC Athletics Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees 2010". International Paralympic Committee.
  6. ↑ TheStreet Archived October 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ National Underwriter

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