Eric Stenback is a

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

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competing mainly in category C6 sprint events. Eric competed in three Paralympic games, across a wide variety of track and field events winning a total of three medals. His first games in

1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officially. Bidding proc ...

saw him compete in the 100m finishing sixth, 400m also finishing sixth, 3000m cross country finishing last in eighth and finishing fourth in the long jump. In the

1992 Summer Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD) , athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD) , opened_by = Queen Sofía , opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD) , closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD) , even ...

Eric concentrated in the sprints, winning bronze in the 100m, silver in the 200m and bronze in the 400m. His last games were in

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were Eric finished eighth in the 100m, failed to reach the final of the 400m and finished eleventh in the discus.

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* Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States American male sprinters American male long-distance runners American male discus throwers American male long jumpers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub