Joseph Hamilton (goalball)
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| Full name | Joseph Hamilton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 9, 1978 Wayne, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Sacramento, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Goalball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Hamilton (born June 9, 1978) is an American goalball player.
When Hamilton was a baby, he had a corneal transplant in his left eye after contracting rubella virus in the womb which restored his partial sight. He was left totally blind at the age of 12 after a snowboarding accident and two years later, he was introduced to goalball aged 14.[1]
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Hamilton won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. goalball team.[2]
References
- ^ "Team USA Profile - Joe Hamilton". teamusa.org. March 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015.
- ^ Merchant, Dave (November 6, 2016). "Former resident strikes Silver in Rio". The Wayne Dispatch.
External links
- Joe Hamilton at Team USA (archive)
- Joe Hamilton at the International Paralympic Committee (2016)
- Joseph Hamilton at the International Paralympic Committee (2000)