Josh Sweeney
Sport: Para Nordic Skiing
Gold: 1 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: June 6, 1987
Height: 5'8"
Age: 38
Hometown: Glendale, AZ
Education: Military Service Branch United States Marine Corps
Biography
Quick Facts
- Retired Marine Corps Sergeant Josh Sweeney became a bilateral amputee after stepping on an improvised explosive device (IED) while serving in Nowzad, Afghanistan in October 2009.
- For his sacrifice in combat, Sweeney received a Purple Heart
- An able-bodied hockey player throughout high school, Sweeney was immediately drawn to sled hockey during his rehabilitation
- He played on the San Antonio Rampage, a club sled hockey team made up entirely of injured military athletes, from 2010-13 alongside U.S. Paralympic teammates Jen Lee, Paul Schaus and Rico Roman
- Sweeney also played on the Dallas Stars club team in 2012, helping the Stars earn the 2012 USA Hockey Sled Classic title
- He made his first U.S. National Sled Hockey Team in 2011, serving as tri-captain of the national team for the 2012-13 season
- Sweeney currently resides in Live Oak, Texas, with his wife Amber
- In addition to sled hockey, he enjoys swimming, lifting, shooting and playing wheelchair basketball.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 16th (18km - Sitting - Men), 19th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 24th (10km - Sitting - Men)
- Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, gold (Team - Mixed)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 12th (PTHC - Men)
- Years of participation: PTHC - Men 2019; Team - Men 2012, 2013, 2015
- Medals: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver)
- Gold – 2015 (Team - Men); 2012 (Team - Men)
- Silver – 2013 (Team - Men)
