Will Groulx Explained

Birth Date:	11 March 1974
Sport:	Wheelchair rugby, Para-cycling
Club:	Portland Pounders
Team:	United States

William Groulx (born March 11, 1974)^[1] is an American wheelchair rugby player and cycler, and a member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.

He was part of the US team that took the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.^[2] He won three medals for cycling in the 2016 Paralympics.^[3]

He served in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2001.

In 2001, he had a spinal cord injury after a motorcycle accident.^[4]

He was nominated for an ESPY Award in 2009, in the category Best Male Athlete with a Disability.^[5]

He is a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America.^[6]

External links

• • Will Groulx Profile on YouTube
• ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT: Quad Rugger Will Groulx, by Jennifer Sheffield, United States Quad Rugby Association, October 2003

Notes and References

1. Web site: Will Groulx . usparalympics.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110101135029/http://usparalympics.org/athletes/will-groulx . 2011-01-01.
2. Web site: Will Groulx . Paralympic.org . . 2020-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113031359/https://www.paralympic.org/will-groulx . live.
3. Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympics Road Results . rsstiming.com . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312051153/http://rsstiming.com/Resultats/UCIPara/Paralympics/2016-RioParalympicsCR.pdf . 2017-03-12 .
4. Web site: The Will to Win . Sports N'Spokes Magazine . February 1, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110215194246/http://www.pvamagazines.com/sns/magazine/article/3506 . 2011-02-15.
5. Web site: Will Groulx nominated for ESPY . quadrugby.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715134605/http://www.quadrugby.com/node/1027 . 2011-07-15.
6. Web site: Will Groulx . pva.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110508101712/http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6543669/k.A620/Will_Groulx.htm . 2011-05-08.