Mike Minor (snowboarder)

Mike Minor
Personal information
Full nameMichael Rexford Minor
National teamUnited States
BornJuly 28, 1990 (1990-07-28) (age 34)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5.5 ft 0 in (168 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Sport
SportSnowboarding (banked slalom, cross), skateboarding
Disability classSB-UL
Achievements and titles
World finals2015 World Cup - Gold, Gold

2016 World Cup - Gold, Silver 2017 World Cup - Gold, Silver, Bronze

2017 World Championships - Gold, Silver

2018 World Cup - Gold, Gold
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 PyeongChang Banked slalom SB-UL
Bronze medal – third place 2018 PyeongChang   Snowboard cross SB-UL

Mike Minor (born July 28, 1990)[1] is an American athlete, World Champion snowboarder, and a Paralympian who competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He won gold in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's banked slalom and bronze in Men's snowboard cross division SB-UL.[2] During his childhood, Minor was given a prosthetic part for his right arm. He started skiing at the age of two and snowboarding at the age of seven.[3] He was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2017.[4]

Career

Snowboarding

Minor entered snowboarding competitions in 2015. In 2017, he won gold in snowboard cross and silver in banked slalom for World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada.[3] He also became a Triple Crystal Globe winner. In 2018, he won a gold and bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Skateboarding

Minor won a bronze medal for skateboarding at the inaugural adaptive skatepark event at the Summer X Games 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5]

Awards and accolades

Minor was nominated for 2 Team USA Male Athlete of the Month awards and nominated for Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2017.[4]

Charity

Minor works with Adaptive Action Sports, a nonprofit organization founded by Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale, which assists athletes with disabilities to train in adaptive extreme sports.[6]

Personal life

Minor was born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ^ "Mike Minor". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Collins, Donnie (March 16, 2018). "Waymart's Minor wins Paralympic gold". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Mike Minor - Snowboard | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "ESPYs 2017 winners: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady poised to meet one more time". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Olivero, Antonio. "Mike Minor of Frisco medals at inaugural X Games adaptive skateboard park". www.summitdaily.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Paralympic Snowboarder Brings Inspiring Message to Allied Services in Scranton". www.allied-services.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.



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