Will Groulx
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| Born | 11 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby, Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portland Pounders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Groulx (born March 11, 1974)[1] is an American wheelchair rugby player and cycler, and a member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.
He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.[2] He won three medals for cycling in the 2016 Paralympics.[3]
He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.
In 2001, he suffered a spinal cord injury after a motorcycle accident.[4]
He was nominated for an ESPY Award in 2009, in the category Best Male Athlete with a Disability.[5]
He is a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America.[6]
References
- ^ Will Groulx -Profile, US Paralympics
- ^ Will Groulx at the International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Rio 2016 Paralympics Road Results" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Will to Win, Sports N'Spokes Magazine, February 1, 2011
- ^ Will Groulx nominated for ESPY, United States Quad Rugby Association, June 27, 2009
- ^ Will Groulx - Profile, Paralyzed Veterans of America
External links
- Will Groulx Profile on YouTube
- ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT: Quad Rugger Will Groulx, By Jennifer Sheffield, United States Quad Rugby Association, October 2003
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- American wheelchair rugby players
- American people with disabilities
- Paralympic wheelchair rugby players of the United States
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby
- Paralympic medalists in cycling
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