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Travis Dodson
Sled Hockey

Travis

Dodson

Paralympian 2014, 2018, 2022

Travis Dodson

  • 2

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

USA Hockey Sled Hockey athlete Travis Dodson carries a stick and wears a helmet and blue uniform during an event

Height

6'4"

Age

39

Hometown

Deming, NM

Education

University of Illinois-Champaign

Quick Facts
  • Son of Casey and Cheryl Dodson
  • Dodson is a retired Marine Corporal who was serving a tour in Iraq on Valentine’s Day 2007 when he was struck by a grenade tossed into the second-story room where he was staying
  • The blast took off Dodson’s left leg at the hip and right leg below the knee
  • For his service in combat, Dodson was awarded a Purple Heart
  • Dodson, while a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, became involved in a variety of adaptive sports soon after his accident
  • He competed in wheelchair track through UI’s wheelchair athletics program, and he has completed multiple wheelchair marathons and half-marathons.
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USA Hockey

Paralympic Experience
  • 3-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold)
    • Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (Team - Mixed)
    • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team - Mixed)
    • Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 19th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 20th (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 21th (15km Individual - Sitting - Men), 23th (10km - Sitting - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2024 – silver (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
  • Medals: 4 (3 gold, 1 silver)
    • Gold – 2023 (Team - Men); 2021 (Team - Men); 2019 (Team - Men)
    • Silver – 2024 (Team - Men)

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