Brad Bowden

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Bradley Bowden (born May 26, 1983) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball player.[1]

Born (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 43)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
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Brad Bowden
Bowden in 2015
Born (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 43)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
National team  Canada
Playing career 1999–present
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Para ice hockey
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2006 TorinoTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Salt Lake CityTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 MarlboroughTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 GoyangTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 GangneungTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 BuffaloTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 OstravaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 HamarTeam
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
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Life

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Bowden lives with sacral agenesis. He began playing ice sledge hockey in 1997, aged 13, for the Kitchener Sidewinders. At the age of 15, he was selected for Canada's national team. In 2003, he was named to the men's national wheelchair basketball team which eventually won gold in the 2004 summer Paralympic games in Athens, Greece. He is one of the few Paralympic athletes to win both a Paralympic gold medal in both summer and winter games.

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