Travis Dodson

Travis Dodson (born October 14, 1985 in Silver City, New Mexico)[1] is a retired Marine and Paralympian from Deming, New Mexico.[2] Dodson was injured in the Iraq War in 2007.[3] He competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in cross-country skiing (Men's 1 km Sprint Classic and Men's 10 km) and biathlon (Men's 7.5 km and Men's 15 km). At the 2018 Winter Paralympics he had switched to para ice hockey.[4] He was on the gold medal winning team.

Travis Dodson
Personal information
BornOctober 14, 1985 (1985-10-14) (age 34)
Silver City, New Mexico, U.S.

References

  1. "Travis Dodson". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. "The Paralympics Are Here – Meet Our Team Semper Fi Athletes!". Semper Fi Fund. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. Mraz, Steve (February 24, 2007). "Grenade attack shatters tranquility". Stars And Stripes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. Armendariz, Bill (March 2, 2018). "Travis Dodson to make sled hockey debut at the Paralympics Winter Games". Deming Headlight. Retrieved April 3, 2018.


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