Brent McMahon (born January 3, 1966) is a former paralympic athlete from

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. In 1986 McMahon injured his spine in an automobile accident—and quickly resumed his athletic pursuits. From 1986 to 1995 McMahon played for provincial, national, and state (US) wheelchair rugby teams, leading the Atlanta Rolling Thunder to two National Championships appearances. McMahon has competed in two

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. He placed first (1996) and fifth (2000) in the marathon, sixth (1996) and eleventh (2000) in the 5000m, and seventh (2000) in the 1500m. *

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1996 5000M Marathon — Gold Medal * Sydney 2000 1500 M 5000 M Marathon

Personal life

McMahon lives in Pawleys Island, SC. He was educated at

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and is the co-founder of Screen 5ive media. He is married to Ann Marie with whom he has a daughter, Connor.

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* Paralympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Living people 1966 births Athletes from Toronto Track and field athletes from Atlanta Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Canadian male wheelchair racers {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub