Chris Waddell Explained

Chris Waddell
Fullname:Christopher Waddell
Birth Date:28 September 1968
Birth Place:Eaglebrook, Mass.
Died:-
Hometown:Park City, Utah

Chris Waddell (born September 28, 1968)[1] is an American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete. He is also a NBC Sports TV host.[2] He was a promising non-disabled skier while attending Middlebury College in Vermont, before a skiing accident left him paralysed from the waist down.[3]

As a sit-skier, Waddell won medals in the 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Paralympics.[4] As a wheelchair track racer, he represented the US at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics.[5] He won a silver medal in the 200m T53 event at the Sydney Paralympic Games. In 2004, he set a T53 world record time for this distance which still stands.[6]

In 2006, Waddell was inducted into the National Disabled Ski Hall of Fame by Disabled Sports USA. In 2010, he was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.[7]

On September 30, 2009, Waddell became the first paraplegic to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. On May 5, 2010 he was named the 2010 Shining Star of Perseverance Honoree by the WillReturn Council of Assurant Employee Benefits to honor and recognize individuals and groups who overcome disabilities to succeed in the workplace and society.[8]

Currently, Wadell has a foundation called "One Revolution" that is dedicated to seeing the world positively, by the use of "Nametags" that define oneself.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Waddell . teamusa.org . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720074715/https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/Chris-Waddell#profile . July 20, 2023.
  2. https://www.teamusa.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-members/chris-waddell Team USA
  3. Web site: Chris Waddell: Skiing, track and road racing . Athletes for Hope . January 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130304074820/http://www.athletesforhope.org/chris-waddell-allstar.html . March 4, 2013.
  4. Web site: Athlete Search Results: Chris Waddell . International Paralympic Committee . 2013-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235414/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&gender=all&name=waddell&fname=chris . 2016-03-03 . live.
  5. Web site: Athlete Search Results: Christopher Waddell . International Committee . 2013-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002022/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&gender=all&name=waddell&fname=christopher . 2016-03-04 . live.
  6. Web site: IPC Athletics Records . International Paralympic Committee . January 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118205815/http://paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics . January 18, 2013 . dead.
  7. Web site: Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees 2010 . International Paralympic Committee . 2012-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823023832/http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Halloffame/Inductees2010 . 2012-08-23 . live.
  8. http://www.thestreet.com/story/10747073/shining-star-award-kicks-off-disability-insurance-awareness-month.html TheStreet

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