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SCI Superstar: Dorine Bourneton
Meet SPINALpedia's high flying high SCI Superstar this week Dorine Bourneton! The first woman with a disability to receive her acrobatic flying license, this paraplegic from France, paralyzed in a plane crash when she was 16, has kept on doing what she loves, and now impresses crowds at air shows throughout France. Bravo Dorine!
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SCI Superstar: Pieter du Preez
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week Pieter du Preez! The first quadriplegic (C6 complete) to complete an Ironman Triathlon (swimming 3.8 kilometers, handcycling 180 kilometers and racing 42.2 kilometers in his racing chair), this South African Paralympian and married man has one heck of a story to tell.
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SCI Superstar: Anna Turney
Meet SPINALpedia's fabulous SCI Superstar this week - Anna Turney! This 35 year old Brit was a competitive snowboarder, injured in 2006 while in Japan. But Anna has been able to battle post-injury depression and move on to do great things, including become a Paralympic skier and motivational speaker, as well a mentor to youth with the prestigious Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. Love her spirit!
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SCI Superstar: Kevin Saunders
No it's not Chuck Norris in a wheelchair, it's SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week - Kevin Saunders! The first person with a disability to serve on the President’s Council of Physical Fitness, this longtime Paralympian, father and motivational speaker specializes in javelin and wheelchair racing and has over 700 competitions to his credit.
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SCI Superstar: Angela Madsen
MMeet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week Angela Madsen: Injured in a Marines basketball game in 1993, Angela discovered rowing a few years post-injury and hasn't looked back. She now holds six Guinness Book of Word Records in rowing, including being the first disabled woman to cross the Atlantic and the first woman ever to cross the Indian Ocean. Read her book and support her foundation - Military & Veteran Tribute Row