Joshua Sweeney

Joshua Sweeney (born June 6, 1987) is an American gold medal ice sled hockey player and Purple Heart recipient who competed in 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.

[2] A graduate of Ironwood High School's class of 2005, he shortly enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

[6] In 2014, Sweeney joined Paralympic sled hockey team and lost 2–1 to the Russians.

[7] Couple of days later, he scored the only goal with which his team won a gold medal in a final against the same country.

[8] In 2022, Sweeney competed in Beijing in Para-nordic skiing making him a two-time Paralympian.

Sweeney (right) speaks with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at a 2010 meeting with wounded warriors