Scott Winkler Explained

Scott Winkler is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in men's shot put.

Winkler is a United States Army veteran who was paralyzed below the chest in Tikrit, Iraq in 2003 after he fell off a truck while holding 50 pounds of ammunition.[1] [2] [3]

He won a gold medal and set a new world record mark for class F54 with a throw of 10.23 metres and 1053 points while competing in the men's shot put at the 2007 Para Pan American Games.[4] [5]

He also competed for Team USA at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where he placed fifth in the shot put F55/56 event.

The documentary film features Winkler's individual story as he trained to try for a berth on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team.[6]

Scott currently still competes in throwing shot put. He also is the shotput and discus coach at Harlem High School in Harlem Georgia. All the while running a successful farm, Winkler Farms.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fimrite. Peter. Iraq veteran excels at Paralympics shot put . 2009-01-03 . The San Francisco Chronicle . 2008-08-06.
  2. News: Wounded Warriors Find New Mission. CBS News .
  3. News: Bush Addresses Olympic Games In Beijing . The Washington Post . 2008-07-21.
  4. Web site: Jamaica Gleaner News - Bronze for Grant at Para Pan - Friday August 17, 2007 . jamaica-gleaner.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081025085224/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070817/sports/sports1.html . 2008-10-25.
  5. News: Finding Another Way To Serve Their Country . The New York Times . 2007-08-20.
  6. Web site: Stockton to host screening of 'Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing'. October 2011.