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Gregory

Brigman

Paralympian 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'5"

Age

38

Hometown

Raeford, NC

Education

University of North Carolina-Charlotte ’13, Master of Civil Engineering

Classification: FT7

Quick Facts
  • Brigman was born with cerebral palsy and as a child he wore a leg brace on his left side to attempt to correct his physical impairment. In the second grade, he underwent a major surgery and physical therapy with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill medical system to attempt to improve his cerebral palsy. After surgery, he went on to play youth club soccer and played four years at the varsity level in high school. As a senior, he received the recognition of All-Conference honors. He is a prominent National Collegiate Referee in the Carolina’s Soccer community and officiate games for middle school, youth club, high school, college and recently games at the lower professional levels. Through his involvement in the Soccer referee community, he found a referee administrator that knew the coach of the U.S. Paralympic National Soccer Team
  • Son of Gary and Kathy Brigman
  • Married to Louremy Brigman
  • Has one sister, Kathryn.
Career Highlights
  • 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament, 6th
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 7th (Team - Men)
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U.S. Soccer

World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 5th (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2017
  • Top finish: 5th – 2017 (Team - Men)

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