Rico Roman (born February 4, 1981) is an American gold medal ice sled hockey player and Purple Heart recipient from Portland, Oregon who competed in 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.

[1] Roman, who is of Mexican American descent, graduated from Alpha High School in 2000 and joined United States Army soon after.

[1] His left leg got amputated after he hit an Improvised explosive device while serving in the Iraq War[2] in February[1] 2007.

After the injury, one of the Operation Comfort personnel[3] have suggested him to join the San Antonio Rampage sled hockey club where he later played from 2009 to 2011 seasons.

In 2012 he was awarded with a gold medal by winning the International Paralympic Committee Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship and next year won a silver one at the same place.