sport.wikisort.org - AthleteStephen Welch (born July 28, 1972) is an American wheelchair tennis player.
American wheelchair tennis player
Stephen Welch
 Welch (right) shaking hands with David Hall |
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Nationality | United States |
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Born | (1972-07-28) July 28, 1972 (age 49) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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Coached by | Dan James |
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Biography
Welch was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Since he was four-years-old he was into a competition. By the age of eight he was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome. He won 100 major titles since 1992, which includes three U.S. Open titles. He also won 5 National championships in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association and also three MVP awards.[1] He attended Paralympic games starting from 1996, but only won one silver medal for singles and one silver for doubles in the 1996 Summer Paralympics and won gold for singles and another bronze for doubles at the Sydney Paralympic Games. He also participated at the 2011 Parapan American Games where he won gold medal for doubles and a bronze one for singles. In 1996 and 2000 he played wheelchair basketball for the Olympics but didn't get any medals for it.[2]
References
- "Stephen Welch". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- "Stephen Welch". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
External links
Wheelchair Tennis Masters men's singles champions |
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- 1994: Randy Snow
- 1995: Laurent Giammartini
- 1996: Stephen Welch
- 1997: Kai Schrameyer
- 1998: Ricky Molier
- 1999: Robin Ammerlaan
- 2000: Robin Ammerlaan
- 2001: Ricky Molier
- 2002: David Hall
- 2003: Robin Ammerlaan
- 2004: David Hall
- 2005: Robin Ammerlaan
- 2006: Robin Ammerlaan
- 2007: Robin Ammerlaan
- 2008: Stefan Olsson
- 2009: Maikel Scheffers
- 2010: Stefan Olsson
- 2011: Stéphane Houdet
- 2012: Shingo Kunieda
- 2013: Shingo Kunieda
- 2014: Shingo Kunieda
- 2015: Joachim Gérard
- 2016: Joachim Gérard
- 2017: Alfie Hewett
- 2018: Joachim Gérard
- 2019: Joachim Gérard
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Alfie Hewett
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Wheelchair Tennis Masters men's doubles champions |
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- 2000: Ricky Molier / Stephen Welch
- 2001: Miroslav Brychta / Martin Legner
- 2002: Kai Schrameyer / Stephen Welch
- 2003: Martin Legner / Satoshi Saida
- 2004: Martin Legner / Satoshi Saida
- 2005: Michaël Jérémiasz / Jayant Mistry
- 2006: Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink
- 2007: Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jérémiasz
- 2008: Stefan Olsson / Peter Vikström
- 2009: Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink
- 2010: Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink
- 2011: Tom Egberink / Michaël Jérémiasz
- 2012: Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda
- 2013: Stéphane Houdet / Gordon Reid
- 2014: Joachim Gérard / Stéphane Houdet
- 2015: Michaël Jérémiasz / Gordon Reid
- 2016: Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer
- 2017: Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid
- 2018: Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer
- 2019: Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid
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