Roy Perkins
 Perkins at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 9, 1990[1] Washington, D.C., United States |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Medal record | |
Roy Perkins (born May 9, 1990) is an American paralympic swimmer who competes in the S5 classification. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, Perkins won one gold and one bronze medal.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, he won two silver and two bronze medals. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he won one gold and one silver medal.[3]
Perkins was born without hands or feet and first learned to swim when he was 12 years old.[4] He attended The Bishop's School in San Diego and later Stanford University.[5] In 2006, the San Diego Hall of Champions named him its Challenged Athlete Star of the Year.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roy Perkins". London 2012 Official Website. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Paralympics Profile: Roy Perkins". U.S. Paralympics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ Roy Perkins Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Del Mar's Roy Perkins, Jr. to swim for Gold in London". Del Mar Times. June 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ Eymer, Rick (October 5, 2012). "Stanford Olympians have their day as life (sort of) returns to normal". Palo Alto Online. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ^ "2006 Challenged Athlete Star of the Year, Roy Perkins Jr". San Diego Hall of Champions. January 22, 2007. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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