Scott Winkler
American Paralympic athlete
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Scott Winkler (born January 24, 1973) is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in men's shot put and discus throw.[1][2]
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| Born | 24 January 1973 Pittsburgh, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winkler is a United States Army veteran who was paralyzed below the chest in Tikrit, Iraq in 2003 after he fell off a truck while holding 50 pounds of ammunition.[3][4][5]
He won a gold medal and set a new world record mark for class F54 with a throw of 10.23 metres and 1053 points while competing in the men's shot put at the 2007 Parapan American Games.[6][7]
He also competed for Team USA at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where he placed fifth in the shot put F55/56 event.
The documentary film Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing features Winkler's individual story as he trained to try for a berth on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team.[8]
Scott currently still competes in throwing shot put. He also is the shotput and discus coach at Harlem High School in Harlem, Georgia. All the while running a successful farm, Winkler Farms.
