Edwin Cockrell

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Edwin Cockrell
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Paralympic athletics
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Shot Put - F44/46

Edwin Cockrell is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category F44 shot put events.

Edwin has twice competed in the Paralympics in 2000 and in 2004 where he won a silver medal in the combined F44/46 category. [1]

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References

  1. "Edwin Cockrell". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.