Seth McBride

Seth McBride (born 1983) is an American Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and five-time gold medalist from Seattle, Washington.

Early life Born in Juneau, Alaska, McBride graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 2001. During the same year he got into a skiing accident which left him paralyzed and with two broken vertebrates in his neck. After his accident he began to attend the University of Oregon from which he got a degree in international studies in 2005.

Career The same year he participated at the Tribute to Peace World Wheelchair and Amputee Games in Rio de Janeiro during which he and his team scored 64–48 against Japan's Daisuke Ikesake.

Personal life In his spare time he plays harmonica, rides a bike and travels to El Salvador where he teaches English. Currently he attends Portland State University where he pursuing master's degree in non-fiction writing.