Andrew "Andy" Yohe (born July 21, 1978) is an ice sled hockey player from United States. Yohe was team captain[1] at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal.
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| Born |
July 21, 1978 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward/Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yohe was a competitive roller hockey player for the Bettendorf (Iowa) Young Guns. In September 1994, he lost both legs in an accident, in which he was run over while trying to jump onto a train.[2] From 2003 to 2009, Yohe was a member of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Blackhawks Sled Hockey club.
References
edit- ^ "USA Paralympics - 20 in 10: Sledge Hockey player Andy Yohe". Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ^ "Andy Yohe". usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
External links
edit- Andy Yohe at Vancouver 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived April 9, 2010)
- Andy Yohe - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
- Andy Yohe - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee (2010 & 2014)
- Andrew Yohe - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee (2006)