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| Born | 25 April 1969 (age 55) |
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Larry Matthews (born 25 April 1969) [1] competed for Canada in the men's standing volleyball event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where he won a silver medal. [2] [3] He also competed with the Canadian teams which won bronze medals in sitting volleyball at the 2011 Parapan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games. [4]
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