Ryan Pinney

Ryan Pinney
	Pinney in the 2014 Wounded Warrior Air Force Trials at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	November 10, 1980 (age 44); Phoenix, Arizona
Sport
Sport	Para-cycling
Disability class	H3
Club	Team PossAbilities
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing the United States
Paralympic Games
Road World Championships

Ryan Pinney (born November 10, 1980) is an American para-cyclist who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the mixed team relay H1–5 event and won a bronze medal.^[1]^[2]

Pinney earlier served as an aerial refueler in the United States Air Force and the Arizona National Guard for 14 years.^[3] He broke his back while BMX riding in 2012, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and with a new aspiration.^[4]

References

^ "Ryan Pinney". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ Walker, Kamryn (July 23, 2021). "'You find a new way to do it': Phoenix para-cyclist Ryan Pinney debuts in Tokyo this summer". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "Ryan Pinney". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ Gerstner, Joanne C. (May 27, 2021). "The Seven-Year Journey Has Sharpened Ryan Pinney's Resolve As He Aims For Tokyo Para-Cycling Spot". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

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