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Stephen Welch (born July 28, 1972) is an American wheelchair tennis player.

Stephen Welch
Welch (right) shaking hands with David Hall
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1972-07-28) July 28, 1972 (age 49)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
Coached byDan James
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta Men's doubles
1996 Atlanta Men's singles
2000 Sydney Men's singles
2000 Sydney Men's doubles
Parapan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
2011 Guadalajara Men's singles

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


  1. "Stephen Welch". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. "Stephen Welch". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2013.






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