Dean Houle

Dean Houle
Houle in 1983
Personal information
Born1962 or 1963 (age 63–64)
Sport
Country United States
SportPara-athletics
Powerlifting
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Para-athletics
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville / New YorkMen's 100 m C5
Powerlifting
Gold medal – first place1984 Stoke Mandeville / New YorkMen's 60 kg

Dean Houle (born 1962/1963) is an American paralympic athlete and powerlifter. He competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics.

Life and career

Houle graduated from Conard High School in 1981.

Houle represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold and silver medal in athletics and powerlifting.

Notes

  1. ↑ Houle was 21 years old in 1983
  2. ↑ Houle was a 1981 graduate of Conard High School

References

  1. ↑ "Houle, like others, a determined competitor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. August 4, 1983. p. 37. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Olympic torch in Hartford". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine. May 11, 1984. p. 10. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ↑ "Athlete Greatly Honored To Carry Olympic Torch". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. May 17, 1984. p. 292. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "There's Room for Disabled In World Athletic Arena". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. August 4, 1985. p. 83. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 28, 2024.