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![]() DeQuebec in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Harbor City, California, U.S. | March 24, 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ralph DeQuebec (born March 24, 1983) is an American ice sled hockey player. [1] DeQuebec made his Winter Paralympics debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics; winning gold in the mixed tournament. [2] [3]
DeQuebec served in the United States Marine Corps as an aviation ordnance technician and in explosive ordnance disposal technician. He served during the Iraq War and in Helmand Province, losing both of his legs above the knee and having a partial amputation of his little finger and right thumb from a bomb explosion during the War in Afghanistan. [4] [5]