Charles Melton (born November 11, 1982) is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the

United States national wheelchair rugby team The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all four Wheelchair rugby at the Summer Paralymp ...

Career

Melton represented the United States at the

2019 Parapan American Games The 2019 Parapan American Games ( es, Juegos Parapanamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, ...

and won a gold medal in wheelchair rugby. On April 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Paralympic Games, Summer Paralympics (french: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), commonly known as the Games of the XVII Paralympiad, and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international Multi-sport event, multi-sport paraspo ...

Personal life

In August 2002, Melton was involved in a diving accident, resulting in a C7 spinal cord injury.

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* * 1978 births Living people People from Madisonville, Kentucky Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for the United States Wheelchair rugby players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni {{Wheelchairrugby-bio-stub