U.S. Olympic Athletes
Will Groulx
Two-time U.S. Paralympic Rugby Team member Will Groulx dominated at the 2008 Paralympic Games. He led his team in scoring in multiple matches, including the gold medal victory over Australia, 53-44.
Groulx began playing wheelchair rugby in September of 2001 and found himself on the bronze medal-winning U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team three years later. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1995-2001 and was medically discharged after suffering a spinal cord injury.
Major Achievements:
- 2008: Gold medal, U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2008: First place - Canada Cup, Burnaby, British Columbia
- 2008: Second place - North American Cup, Birmingham, Alabama
- 2007: Nominated to 2008 U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team
- 2006: Gold medal - World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand
- 2006: First place - Canada Cup, Vancouver, British Columbia
- 2006: First place - North American Cup, Birmingham, Ala.
- 2004: Bronze medal - Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece



