Ice hockey player
| Ralph DeQuebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 DeQuebec in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1983-03-24) March 24, 1983 (age 41) Harbor City, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ralph DeQuebec (born March 24, 1983) is an American ice sled hockey player. DeQuebec made his Winter Paralympics debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics; winning gold in the mixed tournament.
Biography
DeQuebec served in the United States Marine Corps as an aviation ordnance technician and in explosive ordnance disposal technician. He served during the Iraq War and in Helmand Province, losing both of his legs above the knee and having a partial amputation of his little finger and right thumb from a bomb explosion during the War in Afghanistan.
References
- "Ralph DeQuebec". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Wounded San Pedro vet goes for Paralympics gold in South Korea". Daily Breeze. March 16, 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Ice Hockey | Results Gold Medal Game - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Ice Hockey | Athlete Profile: Ralph DEQUEBEC - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Ralph DeQuebec, Injured Vet: Sled Hockey Was Turnaround In My Recovery". May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
External links
Media related to Ralph DeQuebec at Wikimedia Commons- Ralph DeQuebec - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ralph DeQuebec - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American sledge hockey players
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
- United States Marines
- United States Marine Corps personnel of the Iraq War
- United States Marine Corps personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)