Retired Marine Ralph DeQuebec Found A New Mission With U.S. Sled Hockey Team
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Athlete Bio#
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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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)
