In Beijing, Bryan Kirkland competed in his third Paralympic Games. Following a gold medal finish at the 2000 Games in Sydney, the team's bronze medal finish in Athens was less than satisfying. Eight years after Kirkland first climbed the mountaintop, he led Team USA to another gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games.

Kirkland has been playing wheelchair rugby for 16 years. Currently, he plays for the Lakeshore Demolition and has been a part of five national championships with the team. In 1998, he competed at World Wheelchair Games where he medaled in three different track and field events (100m, 200m, 400m), and set a world record in the 200m.

Major Achievements:

2008: Gold medal, U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
2008: First place - Canada Cup, Burnaby, British Columbia
2008: Second place - North American Cup, Birmingham, Alabama
2007: Nominated to 2008 U.S Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team
2006: Gold medal - World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand
2006: First place - Canada Cup, Vancouver, British Columbia
2006: First place - North American Cup, Birmingham, Ala.
2004: Bronze medal - Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece
2003: USQRA Athlete of the Year
2002: Silver medal - IWRF World Championships
2000: Gold medal - Paralympic Games, Sydney, Australia
1999: Gold medal - World Wheelchair Games, Christchurch, New Zealand
1998: Gold medal, 200m (WR); silver medal, 100m; bronze medal, 400m - World Wheelchair Games

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