Garrison Redd
American Paralympic athlete
About Garrison Redd
Born 1988.
Garrison Redd (born 1988) is an American paralympic athlete. He was a Team USA Paralympic powerlifter. A former high school football player, Redd was paralyzed in 2005 after being struck by a stray bullet outside his home in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The bullet burned the nerves in his spine leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
In February 2018, Redd was chosen as a TEDx speaker.
Redd competed in a national qualifier held at Logan University to represent Team USA in Bogotá, Colombia.
Redd is also involved with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
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American Paralympic athlete
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Garrison Redd was born in 1988.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Garrison Redd. https://biography.guide/garrison-redd/
MLA: "Garrison Redd." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/garrison-redd/.
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