PUDERBAUGH Kory

United States of America

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 2 Apr 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3.0

Place of birth: WROCLAW

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : BOISE, ID

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed USA United States	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #01 USA United States 63 NZL New Zealand 35	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #05 CAN Canada 54 USA United States 58	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #11 USA United States 50 GBR Great Britain 48	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #14 USA United States 49 AUS Australia 42	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Gold Medal #18 USA United States 49 GBR Great Britain 54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Spiggy (onenewspage.com, 31 Jul 2021)

Working out, playing chess, spending time with family and friends. (USA Wheelchair Rugby Facebook page, 18 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Boise Bombers [United States]

James Gumbert [national], USA

Other sports:

He wrestled for his high school team the Centennial Patriots in Boise, ID, United States of America. (sports.yahoo.com, 29 Feb 2012)

He took up wheelchair basketball in high school in Boise, ID, United States of America. (gofundme.com, 10 Jun 2021; teamusa.org, 24 may 2021)

He found sport was an outlet to overcome the challenges of his impairment. He competed in wrestling in high school before a friend introduced him to wheelchair rugby. "I said, 'I don't want to play this, this is a sport for guys in wheelchairs', and he knocked me right on my butt my first time. I tried to knock him over, and I couldn't get him over, and I thought, 'Man, I have to figure out how to do this'. In this sport, you'll see fast guys, you'll see guys that are a little slower, but it's a team sport, and everyone plays a crucial role." (gofundme.com, 10 Jun 2021; livingwithamplitude.com, 01 May 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (onenewspage.com, 31 Jul 2021)

Russian chess player Garry Kasparov, US wrestlers Anthony Robles, Kyle Maynard and Dustin Carter. (idhsaa.org, 2012)

Philosophy:

"I am a student of life, I let life teach me. I pick up one piece of wisdom every day." (adaptivelife.net, 25 May 2018)

He received the 2012 Spirit of Sport Award from the Idaho High School Activities Association in the United States of America. (dhsaa.org, 2012)

General Interest

Classification
3.0 (IWRF, 08 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (mymeridianpress.com, 15 Nov 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (mymeridianpress.com, 15 Nov 2013)

Impairment Details
He was born missing both legs below the knee, his lower left arm and most of his right hand. (mymeridianpress.com, 15 Nov 2013)

General
FROM POLAND TO THE UNITED STATES
Born in Wroclaw, Poland, he was abandoned at an orphanage shortly after birth by his parents. In 2001 he was brought to the United States of America by non-profit organisation Gabriel House of Care in Jacksonville, Florida. After multiple foster homes and adoptive families, at age 15 he was adopted by John Cochrane, a middle school teacher living in Idaho. (onenewspage.com, 31 Jul 2021; dhsaa.org, 2012)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/kory.puderbaugh
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/spiggyup
https://instagram.com/spiggyup
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kory-puderbaugh-06a330a3

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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