Scot Severn
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Born | F53 | July 20, 1968|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw, Discus throw, Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scot Severn (born July 20, 1968) is a
Athletics history
Severn first represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, entering the shot put and discus throw events.[2] Four years later he experienced Paralympic success at the 2012 Games in London, where he threw a distance of 8.26 to claim the bronze medal in the shot put.[2]
As well as his Paralympic appearances, Severn has also been part of three U.S. teams to compete at the
Personal history
Severn was born in Cass City, Michigan in the United States in 1968. Whilst serving as a United States Army Reserve he was struck by lightning and thrown over thirty meters. The resulting trauma left him with quadriplegia.[2] Severn is married to his wife Brenda and has three children named Nicole, Kyle, and Colton.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Severn, Scot". Paralympic.org. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Severn, Scot". IPC. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.