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| Birth name | Sharon Rahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1956 Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Hatboro-Horsham High School, University of Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Athlete; Wheelchair basketball instructor; Dietitian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Brad Hedrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 son | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event(s) | 800 meters Wheelchair, Wheelchair basketball, Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sharon Hedrick (née Rahn, born April 26, 1956) is an American former paralympic swimmer, wheelchair racer and wheelchair basketballer.
Hedrick was born in Horsham, Pennsylvania. At the age of nine, she was accidentally shot by a 12-year-old boy playing with a loaded gun. This left her paralyzed from the waist down.[1][2]
Hedrick is the only US athlete to have won gold in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.[2]
Eight-time Boston Marathon winner and Paralympic athlete, Jean Driscoll, cites Hedrick as one of her sporting inspirations.[3]
- ^ "In This Basketball Upset, U.S. Captures The Gold – Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. October 24, 1988. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Athlete Won Gold in Olympics, Paralympics | IIP Digital". Iipdigital.usembassy.gov. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Driscoll, Jean; Benge, Janet; Benge, Geoff (September 2000). Determined to Win: The Overcoming Spirit of Jean Driscoll. Shaw Books. ISBN 978-0877884187.