Seth McBride

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Seth McBride
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McBride in 2010
Born1983 (age 3940)
Height6 ft in (178 cm)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair rugby
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Christchurch Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Team competition
North American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Team competition
Canada Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Team competition

Seth McBride (born 1983) is an American Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and five-time gold medalist from Seattle, Washington.

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Early life

Born in Juneau, Alaska, McBride graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 2001. [1] During the same year he got into a skiing accident which left him paralyzed and with two broken vertebrates in his neck. [2] After his accident he began to attend the University of Oregon from which he got a degree in international studies in 2005. [3]

Career

The same year he participated at the Tribute to Peace World Wheelchair and Amputee Games in Rio de Janeiro [3] and since then and until 2006 has won numerous of gold medals at the IWAS World Games, North American and Canada Cups and also at the world championships. However, at the 2008 North American Cup he won silver. But that didn't stop him from winning gold and by 2010 he earned three more. In 2012 he won his first bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London [4] during which he and his team scored 64–48 against Japan's Daisuke Ikesake. [5]

Personal life

In his spare time he plays harmonica, rides a bike and travels to El Salvador where he teaches English. Currently he attends Portland State University where he pursuing master's degree in non-fiction writing. [4]

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References

  1. Klas Stolpe (September 6, 2012). "Juneau's McBride, USA open London Paralympics with win". Juneau Empire . Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. Trent Makela (August 6, 2008). "Juneau's Seth McBride set to join Paralympic team in China". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Charles Bingham (July 31, 2005). "Moving on to murderball". Juneau Empire. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Seth McBride". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. Klas Stolpe (September 7, 2012). "Team USA's Seth McBride shares Paralympic moments". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.