Kevin Szott

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Kevin Szott
Personal information
Born (1963-04-14) 14 April 1963 (age 61)
Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport
Disability Retinitis pigmentosa
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic judo
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney +100kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta +95kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens -100kg
Paralympic athletics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York shot put B3
Paralympic goalball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York goalball

Kevin Szott (born April 14, 1963) is an American Paralympic judoka, former goalball player, shot put thrower and football offensive lineman. He is the older brother of Dave Szott who he played American football with while they were growing up, Kevin played for St Lawrence University as an offensive lineman in 1982 and was a strength coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. He received a master's degree from Penn State in exercise physiology in 1989. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Summer Paralympics

GamesSportMedal (if app.) and event
1984 Long Island [5] Athletics Med 2.png Men's shot put B3
Men's discus B3
Men's javelin B3 [6]
Goalball Med 1.png Men's team [7]
Wrestling Med 1.png classification not recorded [8] [9]
1996 Atlanta [5] Judo Med 2.png Men's +95kg
AthleticsMen's shot put F12
Men's discus F12 [6]

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References

  1. "Kevin Szott - Saint Athletics Hall of Fame". Saints Athletics. August 31, 2020.
  2. "Kevin Szott Judoka". JudoInside. August 31, 2020.
  3. "Where they are now: Dave Szott". USA Today High School Sports. September 5, 2014.
  4. "Learning Curves" (PDF). www.wada-ama.org. August 31, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "The full list of Penn Staters at the Olympics and Paralympics". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Kevin Szott". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  7. "A Look Back on the Road to Paris…1984 New York Games". U.S. Association of Blind Athletes. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  8. "New York 1984 Paralympic Summer Games". National Paralympic Heritage Trust. Retrieved July 25, 2024. Ian Brittain's research has shown 'that many medals were awarded for events that don't appear in the official results and so some athletes will never take their rightful place in Paralympic history.'
  9. Brittain, Ian (2014). From Stoke Mandeville to Sochi: A history of the summer and winter Paralympic Games. Common Ground Publishing.