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Andrew Yohe

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Andy Yohe
Born (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 46)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Forward/Defense
National team  United States
Playing career 2003–present
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung Team competition

Andrew "Andy" Yohe (born July 21, 1978) is an ice sled hockey player from United States. Yohe was team captain[1] at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal.

Yohe was a competitive roller hockey player for the Bettendorf (Iowa) Young Guns. In September 1994, he lost both legs in an accident, in which he was run over while trying to jump onto a train.[2] From 2003 to 2009, Yohe was a member of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Blackhawks Sled Hockey club.

References

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  1. ^ "USA Paralympics - 20 in 10: Sledge Hockey player Andy Yohe". Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  2. ^ "Andy Yohe". usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
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