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Dennis Connors (born May 22, 1985) is an American Para-cyclist. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Born | May 22, 1985[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Ataxia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Connors made his international debut for the United States at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the road race T2 event.[2] He again represented the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the road race T2 event.[3]
In August 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the road race T2 event.[4][5] In November 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the road race T1–2 and a silver medal in the mixed road time trial T1–2 event.[6][7]
On July 8, 2024, Connors qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8] [9]
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Connors was a member of the United States Marine Corps as a linguist from 2003 to 2012.[1] He served three deployments to Iraq, and sustained multiple traumatic brain injuries causing ataxia. In 2020 he suffered a stroke which reduced the mobility in his left side.[10][11][12]
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