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Episode Synopsis
Adam Bleakney has served as the Head Coach of the University of Illinois Wheelchair Track and Road Racing team since 2005. In that time his athletes have won 55 medals across four Paralympic Games while setting 14 world records on the track and winning a number of major marathons. In 2017, he also established the Human Performance and Mobility Maker Lab, a lab where students with and without disabilities collaborate to design and develop assistive technology. Just last week, he was recognized by Dare2Tri for his contributions to adaptive sports and the Paralympic movement.
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