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Full name | Joshua Misiewicz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 25, 1988 35) Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Misiewicz (born June 25, 1988) [1] is an American ice sled hockey player.
He was a member of the gold medal-winning US team at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
He played hockey for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota.
He was wounded in action while serving as a United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan. [2]
Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was 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.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. military, including a veteran of the Iraq War and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.
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