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Luke McDermott

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Luke McDermott
Personal information
BornSeptember 1, 1987 (1987-09) (age 36)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Men's para ice hockey
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 PyeongChang Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Buffalo Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung Team competition

Luke McDermott (born September 1, 1987)[1] is an American gold medal ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning US team in Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[2] His disability is an amputation due to an incident when he was a Marine in the Afghan War.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Luke McDermott – Team USA bio". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Paralympian Marine vet is gifted a custom home". Fox News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Paralympic bio: Luke McDermott". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.