Patrick McDonald (born June 9, 1967) is an American

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based in

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Career

McDonald first started curling in 2008. McDonald first represented the United States in international competition as the alternate for the American team at the

2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the final Teams participating in the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship earned qu ...

. He then represented the United States as

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under

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in the

2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ...

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, where they finished fourth. McDonald became the skip of the United States wheelchair curling team in 2012, and led his team to a fifth-place finish in the

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. He skipped the United States team at the

2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, ...

, and led his team to a fourth-place finish after losing in the semifinal to Canada's Jim Armstrong and losing a tight game to China in the bronze medal game. McDonald skipped the United States team at the

2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ...

, and finished tied for fifth after the round robin. He also skipped the United States team at the

2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship The 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 6 to 13 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. Qualification * (host country) *Top seven teams from the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship: ** ** ** ** ...

. The United States team had a promising start, winning the first four of five games, but lost the final four games and finished in fifth place.

Personal life

McDonald grew up around sports as a child. He enlisted in the military, and was stationed in South Korea in 1991 when he was involved in an accident which left him paralyzed. After some complications, he recovered and began to undergo rehabilitation in California, competing in various sports, including wheelchair basketball, swimming, and golf. He also competed in shooting and table tennis in hopes of qualifying for the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

, but fell short. He then began curling, and moved from California to Wisconsin in 2011 after having shoulder surgery. He currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife and two children.

References

External links

*
Patrick McDonald
on the United States Curling Association database
Profile
at the Official Website for the

in Vancouver {{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Patrick 1967 births Living people American male curlers American wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for the United States Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Place of birth missing (living people)