Kevin Szott
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1963 Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | |
| Disability | Retinitis pigmentosa |
Kevin Szott (born April 14, 1963) is an American Paralympic judoka, former goalball player, shot put thrower and football offensive lineman. He is the older brother of Dave Szott who he played American football with while they were growing up, Kevin played for St Lawrence University as an offensive lineman in 1982 and was a strength coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. He received a master's degree from Penn State in exercise physiology in 1989.[1][2][3][4]
Summer Paralympics
[edit]| Games | Sport | Medal (if app.) and event |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 Long Island[5] | Athletics |  Men's shot put B3Men's discus B3 Men's javelin B3[6] |
| Goalball |  Men's team[7]
| |
| Wrestling | classification not recorded[8][9]
| |
| 1996 Atlanta[5] | Judo | Men's +95kg
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| Athletics | Men's shot put F12 Men's discus F12[6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kevin Szott - Saint Athletics Hall of Fame". Saints Athletics. August 31, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Szott Judoka". JudoInside. August 31, 2020.
- ^ "Where they are now: Dave Szott". USA Today High School Sports. September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Learning Curves" (PDF). www.wada-ama.org. August 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "The full list of Penn Staters at the Olympics and Paralympics". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Kevin Szott". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "A Look Back on the Road to Paris…1984 New York Games". U.S. Association of Blind Athletes. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "New York 1984 Paralympic Summer Games". National Paralympic Heritage Trust. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
Ian Brittain's research has shown 'that many medals were awarded for events that don't appear in the official results and so some athletes will never take their rightful place in Paralympic history.'
- ^ Brittain, Ian (2014). From Stoke Mandeville to Sochi: A history of the summer and winter Paralympic Games. Common Ground Publishing.
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- People from Millburn, New Jersey
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