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Born | Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. | December 29, 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Goalball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Albinism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daryl Walker (born December 29, 1981) is an American goalball player who competes in international level events. He has participated at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2016 where he won a silver medal in the men's tournament. He is also a double World bronze medalist as well as a triple Parapan American Games silver medalist. [1] [2] Daryl Walker is an active Member of the Church of Jesus Christ Of LatterDay Saints, He has held many Callings within his church and has taught those about his faith.
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Elexis "Lex" Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States competing in T11 (track) and F11 (field) events for the United States.
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Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
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The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics took place on 4 March 2022 at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China. The Games were opened by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China.
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