Alphonsus "Rick" Doerr (born November 21, 1960) is a U.S. Paralympic sailor. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the three-person keelboat Sonar.[2] Rick was formerly a lacrosse player until his career was cut short by a car accident.[3]
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 21, 1960 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Clifton, N.J. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | New England College 1982, Biology/Bioengineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physician in plastic and reconstructive surgery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Rick Doerr teamusa.org
- ^ Paralympic medal tally Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on November 3, 2016
- ^ Hamilton, Matt (March 31, 2017). "Life After Lax: Paralympic Silver Medalist Rick Doerr". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
External links
edit- Alphonsus Doerr at World Sailing
- Rick Doerr at the International Paralympic Committee
- Campaign website
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