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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.

References

1. "Brooklyn Man Wounded In Stray-Bullet Shooting Becoming Force In World Para Powerlifting". 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
2. Thorne, Kristin (2020-10-27). "ABC7 Unite: Brooklyn para powerlifter creates non-profit to help disabled individuals". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
3. "Meet Team USA Paralympian Athlete Garrison Redd". www.farmingdale.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
4. "Two-time CUNY Grad Pursues Goal of Becoming a Paralympic Powerlifter". cunyathletics.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
5. "TEDxDeerPark | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
6. "Garrison Redd". Logan University | College of Chiropractic | College of Health Science | Logan University. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
7. "Paralympic Powerlifter Garrison Redd Aims to Raise Others Up Too - Cure Medical". curemedical.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

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