Four Team USA Athletes Receive 2023 Community Champions Awards
The four Community Champions were selected for the nonprofit work they do in their communities.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
6'4"
Age
29
Hometown
Inglewood, CA
Education
Hiram College
classification: S9, SB9, SM9
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Athlete News#
Para Swimming's Jamal Hill: How I Embraced My Disability And Became A Paralympic Medal Swimmer
My journey to becoming a Paralympic athlete started with a secret — a secret I carried for more than a decade. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a hereditary neurological condition that affects my peripheral nerves, maki...
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