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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 17, 1982 42) | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Michigan State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paratriathlon, Paracycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He competed for the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, finishing 11th in the men's road race B event and 12th in the men's time trial B event. [4] [5]
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