Curt Brinkman

Raymond Curtis Brinkman
Personal information
Full name Raymond Curtis Brinkman
Nickname(s) Curt
Nationality United States of America
Born November 21, 1953
Shelley, Idaho
Died September 8, 2010(2010-09-08) (aged 56)
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Resting place Shelley, Idaho Cemetery
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair marathons
1976 Paralympics Men's Discus D1[1]
1976 Paralympics Men's 100 m D1[2]
Winner 1980 Boston Marathon Men's wheelchair[3]
1980 Paralympics Men's 400 m D1 wheelchairs[4]
1980 Paralympics Men's 4x100 m Relay D1[5]
1980 Paralympics Men's 100 m D1 wheelchairs[6]
Updated on 2 May 2015.

Raymond Curtis "Curt" Brinkman (November 21, 1953-September 8, 2010) was the winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon in the men's wheelchair division. He was the first participant in the wheelchair division to come in faster than the fastest runner,[7][8] coming in seventeen minutes faster than the traditional winner,[9] setting a (then) world record of 1:55:00.[3] He also won several Paralympic medals.

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's Discus D1". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's 100 m D1". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Boston Marathon History: 1976-1980". baa.org. Boston Marathon Association. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's 400 m D1 wheelchairs". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's 4x100 m Relay D1". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's 100 m D1 wheelchairs". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Boston Marathon History: Past Men's Wheelchair Champions". baa.org. Boston Marathon Association. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Boston Marathon History: Past Men's Open Champions". baa.org. Boston Marathon Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "In Memoriam" (PDF), The Olympian: 19, Fall 2010


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