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The Backstory:At just two years old, Roderick Sewell had both legs amputate above the knees due to severe deformities that ...

The backstory: Born in Vietnam, Haven lost her legs at 14 months old in a family suicide attempt that killed ...

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The backstory:Born without her right hand, Natalie took up competitive swimming in middle school. She progressed from a YWCA team ...

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The Backstory:Summer Schmit was born with congenital disarticulation of her right wrist and has no right hand. She started competitively ...

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The Backstory:Allyssa Seely entered the world of triathlons through her collegiate club triathlon team, signed up for races to try ...

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 The backstory:Allan joined the U.S. Army in 2003 and lost his leg in a motorcycle accident in 2013 at age ...

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 The Backstory:Jorge Sanchez was diagnosed with Osteogenic Sarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in his left femur at just 8 ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

The Backstory:Korey Puderbaugh was born a quad amputee, with use of his upper arms but no legs or hands. He ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

The Backstory:Joey Peppersack was born with tibial hemimelia, with a missing shin bone, which lead to a series of surgeries. ...

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The Backstory:At birth Jarrett Perry was diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), resulting in less blood distributed to him before ...

The Backstory:Paul Peterson III was involved in a motorcycle accident in 2007 that lead to the amputation of his right ...

The Background:At age 10, Bailey Moody was diagnosed with stage four osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer. The choice ...

The Backstory:Born without her left hand, Elise Morley starting swimming at age four. Though it took until age nine when ...

The Backstory:Joe Murray's journey started before he was even born. After complications, he was born early at 35 weeks and ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

The Backstory:Hannah McFadden was born without a femur in her left leg and is an above the knee amputee. She ...

The Background:Growing up in California, Trenten Merrill was always outdoors surfing, kicking around a soccer ball or riding dirt bikes. ...

The backstory:Nichole lost the lower part of her left leg in a boating accident at age 21. A lifelong athlete, ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

The Backstory:Jessica Long was born in Siberia without fibula bones, ankles, or heals. She was adopted at a year old ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

 The Backstory:Key was adventurous as a child and at 7 years old he fell while climbing a tree, leaving him ...

The Backstory:At just 15 years old, Keegan Knott is the youngest member of the US Paralympic swim team. She was ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: Wheelchair BasketballDOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: University of PennsylvaniaPrevious Games: 2016Classification: 2.5 

The Backstory:Mikaela Jenkins was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, causing her left leg to be shorter than the other. ...

 The Backstory:Jones was born without her right femur and had surgery early on to amputate her leg above the knee, ...

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TEAM athlete_countryParalympian athlete_previous_gamesathlete_medals_shortcode Sport: sports_nameLimb Difference: DOB: athlete_dobResidence: athlete_current_city, athlete_current_stateCollege: athlete_collegePrevious Games: athlete_previous_gamesClassification: athlete_class 

The Backstory:Ray Hennagir joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004 after he graduated from high school. During his service, he ...