Lonnie Hannah Explained

Lonnie Hannah
Birth Date:17 February 1964
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
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Lonnie Hannah II (born February 17, 1964) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics.[1]

Life and career

As a child, Hannah was a roller skating champion.[2]

At 20 years old, he was injured at work by a falling shelving unit which broke three vertebrae and paralyzed him from the waist down. He was diagnosed with melanoma in 2005.[3]

He won three national wheelchair tennis championships (two doubles and a single). In 1996, he was named Player of the Year by the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 Vancouver medalists who will represent Team USA in Sochi . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306232308/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2014/February/21/Countdown-to-Sochi-14-days?p=1 . dead . March 6, 2014 . TeamUSA.org . April 3, 2018.
  2. News: Speed Skating Finalists Chosen at Coliseum . February 28, 2021 . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . August 4, 1972.
  3. News: Martinovich . Milenko . Lonnie Hannah Para-athlete . February 28, 2021 . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . July 16, 2006.