Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | June 12, 1990
Education | University of Texas at Austin Stanford University Graduate School of Business |
Sport | |
Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
Disability class | 0.5 |
Medal record |
Jeff Butler (born June 12, 1990) is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States national wheelchair rugby team.
Butler represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair rugby. [2]
He again represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair rugby. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [3] On April 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [4]
Butler was involved in a traffic accident at 13 years old that resulted in a broken neck at C5-6. [5]