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| Full name | Christopher Manns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1980 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Manns (born June 30, 1980) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics. [1]
Sledge hockey is an adaptation of ice hockey designed for players who have a physical disability. Invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm, Sweden, and played under similar rules to standard ice hockey, players are seated on sleds and use special hockey sticks with metal "teeth" on the tips of their handles to navigate the ice. Playing venues use an ice hockey rink.
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Chris Manns
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