Derrick Helton (born 1985) is an American Paralympic wheelchair rugby player from Tuscumbia, Missouri. In 2011 and 2012 he was a U.S. National Champion and won a gold medal and in 2010 he was awarded bronze at the same place. He also was a 2009 and 2011 American Zonals gold medalist and also won gold at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and bronze at the 2012 ones. In 2010 he was also awarded with the gold medal for his participation at the World championship.[1]
Date of birth | 1985 (age 38–39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tuscumbia, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Derrick Helton". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2013.