Travis Dodson
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| Born | October 14, 1985 (age 38) Silver City, New Mexico, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Travis Dodson (born October 14, 1985, in Silver City, New Mexico)[1] is a retired Marine and Paralympian from Deming, New Mexico.[2] Dodson served in the United States Marine Corps and was wounded in action by a hand grenade in the Iraq War in 2007.[3]
Career[edit]
He competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in cross-country skiing (Men's 1 km Sprint Classic and Men's 10 km) and biathlon (Men's 7.5 km and Men's 15 km). At the 2018 Winter Paralympics he had switched to para ice hockey.[4] He was on the gold medal-winning team.
References[edit]
- ^ "Travis Dodson". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "The Paralympics Are Here – Meet Our Team Semper Fi Athletes!". Semper Fi Fund. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Mraz, Steve (February 24, 2007). "Grenade attack shatters tranquility". Stars And Stripes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Armendariz, Bill (March 2, 2018). "Travis Dodson to make sled hockey debut at the Paralympics Winter Games". Deming Headlight. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Travis Dodson - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Travis Dodson - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
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- 1985 births
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- American amputees
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- Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Ice hockey people from New Mexico
- People from Deming, New Mexico
- People from Silver City, New Mexico
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