Derrick Helton (born 1985) is an American Paralympic wheelchair rugby player from

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. In 2011 and 2012 he was a U.S. National Champion and won a gold medal and in 2010 he was awarded bronze at the same place. He also was a 2009 and 2011 American Zonals gold medalist and also won gold at the

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and bronze at the

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ones. In 2010 he was also awarded with the gold medal for his participation at the World championship.

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1985 births Living people Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States American wheelchair rugby players People from Miller County, Missouri Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for the United States Pima Community College alumni {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub