| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1997-08-16)August 16, 1997 (age 28) |
| Home town | Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Event | PR3 coxed four |
Charley Nordin (born August 16, 1997) is an Americanrower. He represented the United States at the2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] According to an interview with Charley, he suffered an accident during his junior year of high school that ended his athletic career in Track & Field due to losing his right calf and gluteal muscles.
“We were out at a lake and I was on a rope swing,” Nordin said. “It was a rope swing I’d gone on 100 times before. It was something I’d always done. Before I made it out over the cliff, like over the water, the rope snapped and I fell, and instead of falling into the water, I fell onto the shore. I had burst fractures in my L3, L4, and L5 vertebrae. As they burst out it partially severed my spinal cord so I have pretty severe nerve damage to my right leg.”[2]
He started his rowing career as a novice walk on atGonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
Nordin represented the United States in themixed coxed four event at the2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[3]
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