Mark Barr (born August 24, 1986) is an American para-triathlete. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the Men's PTS2. He also competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics as a swimmer and in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in triathlon.[2]
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | Woodland, California, United States[1] | August 24, 1986||||||||||||||
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Barr had his right leg amputated at the age of 14 due to osteosarcoma.[3]
References
edit- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/mark-barr_2487881
- ^ "Mark Barr". www.teamusa.com. August 31, 2024.
- ^ "3-time Paralympian shares journey after losing leg to cancer". ABC7 San Francisco. August 16, 2022.