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| Born | Coleridge, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Quadriplegic [1] | ||||||||||||||
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Bruce Froendt is an American paralympic athlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. [2]
Froendt was born and raised in Coleridge, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration. [3]
At the age of 23, Froendt became a quadriplegic after breaking his neck when he was diving into a hotel swimming pool. [4]
Froendt competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in the men's 200 m 1B event in athletics. [2]
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