Stephen Welch

Stephen Welch

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Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1972-07-28) July 28, 1972 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
Coached by	Dan James
Medal record Men's wheelchair tennis Representing United States Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Men's singles Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's singles Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles Parapan American Games Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Men's singles

Stephen Welch (born July 28, 1972) is an American wheelchair tennis player.

Biography

Welch was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Since he was four-years-old he was into a competition. By the age of eight he was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome. He won 100 major titles since 1992, which includes three U.S. Open titles. He also won 5 National championships in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association and also three MVP awards. He attended Paralympic games starting from 1996, but only won one silver medal for singles and one silver for doubles in the 1996 Summer Paralympics and won gold for singles and another bronze for doubles at the Sydney Paralympic Games. He also participated at the 2011 Parapan American Games where he won gold medal for doubles and a bronze one for singles. In 1996 and 2000 he played wheelchair basketball for the Olympics but didn't get any medals for it. In 2001 Steve challenged radio jockey Howard Stern to a tennis match. They played at the Crosstown Tennis at Fifth Ave in New York City in a single set match where Steve defeated Howard Stern 6–0.

External links

• Stephen Welch at the International Tennis Federation