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| Spouse | Lacey Bulow [1] [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics Volleyball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Bulow is an American paralympic athlete and volleyball player. [3] [4] He participated at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics. [5]
Bulow is the son of Frank Bulow. [2] He had his right leg removed after being diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of fourteen. [1] [6] [7] After it was removed, he wore a prosthetic leg. [7] Bulow attended Tennessee Technological University, where he earned his bachelor's degree. [1] While there he was a member of the Golden Eagles tennis team, which won the 1988 U.S. National Amputee tennis championship. [1]
Bulow represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. [5] He won the bronze medal in the men's long jump A4/A9 event, and the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m relay A2/A4–7 event, along with Ronnie Alsup, Rick Hoang and Dennis Oehler. [8] He also competed in the men's 100 m and 200 m A4/A9 events, and the men's sitting volleyball. [5] [8]
Bulow also competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, [5] winning bronze medals in the men's long jump J2 event, [9] and (along with Thomas Bourgeois, Dennis Oehler and Douglas Collier) in the men's 4×100 m relay T42–46. [10] He competed in the men's 100 m and 200 m TS2 events, [9] and the men's long jump F44 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [5] [10]
Bulow trained as a prosthetist at the Feinberg School of Medicine. [1] He resides in Nashville, Tennessee. [1]
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Bradley James Thomas, OAM, was an Australian Paralympic Athlete who competed in three Paralympic competitions between 1988 and 1996 in an athletic career that spanned 15 years. Thomas was born in Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. Whilst competing at these Paralympic Games, Thomas received 4 Paralympic medals. He was in the T44 (classification) and F44 (classification) for his disability and competed in many events. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1997 and also was inducted into the Tasmanian Hall of Fame in 2006. Thomas is currently working in Sydney as CEO of Prophecy International as well CEO of two wholly owned subsidiaries of Prophecy international, eMite and Snare Solutions.
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T42 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to athletes with single above the knee amputations or a disability that is comparable. This class includes ISOD classified A2 and A9 competitors.
T43 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to athletes with "Double below knee amputation or similar disability." It includes ISOD classified athletes from the A4 and A9 classes.
T44 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to "Single below knee amputation or an athlete who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs." It includes ISOD A4 and A9 classes.
T45 is disability sport classification in disability athletics for people with double above or below the elbow amputations, or a similar disability. The class includes people who are ISOD classes A5 and A7. The nature of the disability of people in this class can make them prone to overuse injuries. The classification process to be included in this class has four parts: a medical exam, observation during training, observation during competition and then being classified into this class.
T46 and F46 are disability sport classification for disability athletics. People in this class have a single below or above the elbow amputation. The amputee sports equivalent class is ISOD the A6 and A8 classes. People in this class can have injuries as a result of over use of their remaining upper limb. The classification process to be included in this class has four parts: a medical exam, observation during training, observation during competition and then being classified into this class.
Dennis Oehler is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category PS4 pentathlon and TS2 sprint events.
T47 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics primarily for competitors with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment. T47 is a classification for track events but unlike the other T40 to T46 classifications it has no equivalent F47 classification for field events. The amputee sports equivalent class is ISOD the A8 class. People in this class can have injuries as a result of over use of their remaining upper limb.
A2 is an amputee sport classification used by the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD).for people with acquired or congenital amputations. A2 sportspeople have one leg amputated above the knee. Their amputations impact their sport performance, including having balance issues, increased energy costs, higher rates of oxygen consumption, and issues with their gait.
A3 is an amputee sport classification used by the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD) for people with acquired or congenital amputations. A3 classified sportspeople have both legs amputated below knee. Their amputations impact their sport performance, including having balance issues, increased energy costs, higher rates of oxygen consumption, and issues with their gait. Sports people in this class are eligible to participate in include athletics, swimming, sitting volleyball, archery, weightlifting, badminton, lawn bowls, sitzball and wheelchair basketball.
A4 is an amputee sport classification used by the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD).for people with acquired or congenital amputations. People in this class have one leg amputated below the knee. Their amputations impact their sport performance, including having balance issues, increased energy costs, higher rates of oxygen consumption, and issues with their gait. Sports people in this class are eligible to participate in include athletics, swimming, sitting volleyball, archery, weightlifting, wheelchair basketball, amputee basketball, amputee football, lawn bowls, and sitzball.
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