Military Paralympians

The athletes listed below are U.S. team members who have risen from military programming to the Games since 2008 (starting with most recent). The Paralympic Movement supports participation in sports and physical activity for active duty service members and veterans at all levels, from grassroots through the Paralympic Games.  

Twelve military veterans competed for Team USA at the Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, comprising 17.9% percent of the U.S. delegation.

Tyler Burdick (Navy) - snowboarding
Daniel Cnossen (Navy) - Nordic skiing
Ralph DeQuebec (Marines) - sled hockey
Travis Dodson (Marines) - sled hockey
Stephen Emt (Army) - wheelchair curling
Jen Lee (Army) - sled hockey
Josh Misiewicz (Marines) - sled hockey
Rico Roman (Army) - sled hockey
Michael Spivey (Marines) - snowboarding
Josh Sweeney (Marines) - Nordic skiing
David Williams (Army) - alpine skiing
Joseph Woodke (Marines) - sled hockey

18 military veterans and three active duty athletes competed for Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, comprising nine percent of the U.S. delegation.

Lia Coryell (Army) - archery
Thomas Davis (Army) - cycling
Alfredo "Freddie" De los Santos (Army) - cycling
Kelly Elmlinger (Army) - Paratriathlon
Michael Gallardo (Army) - track & field
Russell Gernaat (Navy) - rowing
William Groulx (Navy) - cycling
Terry Hayes (Army) - wheelchair fencing
Raymond Hennagir (Marines) - wheelchair rugby
John Joss III (Army) - shooting
Elizabeth Marks (Army) - swimming
Eric McElvenny (Marines) - paratriathlon
Shawn Morelli (Army) - cycling
Kevin Nguyen (Army) - shooting
Ryan Pinney (Air Force) - cycling
Luis Puertas (Army) - track & field
Monica Sereda (Army) - cycling
Scot Severn (Army) - track & field
Andre Shelby (Navy) - archery
Brad Snyder (Navy) - paratriathlon
Melissa Stockwell (Army) - paratriathlon

Thirty-three U.S. veterans competed for Team USA at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016, comprising 12.4 percent of the U.S. delegation.

Josh Brunais (Army) - soccer
Shawn Cheshire (Army) - cycling
Patricia Collins (Army) - paratriathlon
Lia Coryell (Army) - archery
Tom Davis (Army) - cycling
Marco DeLaRosa (Marines) - shooting
Freddie De Los Santos (Army) - cycling
Will Groulx (Navy) - cycling
Seth Jahn (Army) - soccer
Staff Sgt. John Joss (Army) - shooting
John Kremer (Navy) - sitting volleyball
Angela Madsen (Marines) - track and field
Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Marks (Army) - swimming
Scott Martin (Marines) - cycling
Jessica Jones Meyers (Army) - paratriathlon
Kari Miller (Army) - sitting volleyball
Shawn Morelli (Army) - cycling
Dan Regan (Army) - sitting volleyball
Helman Roman (Army) - rowing
Oz Sanchez (Marines) - cycling
Krige Schabort (South African Army) - paratriathlon
Jese Schag (Marines) - sitting volleyball
Jennifer Schuble (Army) - cycling
Scot Severn (Army) - track and field
Ahmed Shafik (Army) - powerlifting
Andre Shelby (Navy) - archery
Gavin Sibayan (Army) - soccer
Josh Smith (Marines) - sitting volleyball
Brad Snyder (Army) - swimming
Melissa Stockwell (Army) - paratriathlon
James Stuck (Army) - sitting volleyball
Shaun Tichenor (Army) - shooting
Samantha Tucker (Air Force) - archery
Johnnie Williams (Army) - track and field
Michael Wishnia (Marines) - track and field

Eighteen veterans competed for Team USA at the Paralympic Winter Games Sochi 2014, comprising 22.5 percent of the U.S. delegation.

Omar Bermejo (Marine Corps) - Nordic skiing 
Tyler Burdick (Navy) - snowboarding
Kevin Burton (Navy) - Nordic skiing
Heath Calhoun (Army) - alpine skiing
Dan Cnossen (Navy) - Nordic skiing 
Chris Devlin-Young (Coast Guard) - alpine skiing
Travis Dodson (Marine Corps) - Nordic skiing
Sean Halsted (Air Force) - Nordic skiing
Joel Hunt (Army) - alpine skiing
Jen Lee (Army) - sled hockey
Jon Lujan (Marine Corps) - alpine skiing
Patrick McDonald (Army) - wheelchair curling
Bryan Price (Army) - Nordic skiing
Rico Roman (Army) - sled hockey 
Paul Schaus (Marine Corps) - sled hockey
Andy Soule (Army) - Nordic Skiing
Josh Sweeney (Marine Corps) - sled hockey
Jeremy Wagner (Army Reserves) - Nordic skiing