Lonnie Hannah

American ice sledge hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lonnie Hannah II (born February 17, 1964) is an American former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics.[1]

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Lonnie Hannah
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1964-02-17) February 17, 1964 (age 60)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Medal record
Men's para ice hockey
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostrava Team competition
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Life and career

As a child, Hannah was a roller skating champion.[2][3]

At 20 years old, he was injured at work by a falling shelving unit which broke three vertebrae and paralyzed him from the waist down. He was diagnosed with melanoma in 2005.[3]

He won three national wheelchair tennis championships (two doubles and a single). In 1996, he was named Player of the Year by the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis.[3]

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