Erik Hightower
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| Born | 6 April 1986 Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spina bifida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Joaquim Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erik Hightower (born 6 April 1986) is an
Theft of wheelchair
In June 2014, Hightower's custom made $5,000 racing wheelchair was stolen from his cousin's truck in
CCTV footage of the hospital's car park but there was no camera coverage of the car park where his cousin's truck was parked.[3]
His wheelchair was later recovered a week later when it was found in a baseball field in New Richmond.[4]
References
- ^ "Erik Hightower - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Erik Hightower - Team USA". Team USA. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Racing wheelchair stolen from Paralympic athlete". Fox 19. 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Paralympian's stolen $5k wheelchair recovered". cincinnati.com. 8 July 2014.