Mike Minor (snowboarder)

Mike Minor
Personal information
Full name	Michael Rexford Minor
National team	United States
Born	July 28, 1990 (age 33); Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	5.5 ft (170 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Sport
Sport	Snowboarding (banked slalom, cross), skateboarding
Disability class	SB-UL
Achievements and titles
World finals	2015 World Cup - Gold, Gold 2016 World Cup - Gold, Silver 2017 World Cup - Gold, Silver, Bronze 2017 World Championships - Gold, Silver 2018 World Cup - Gold, Gold
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing United States
Paralympic Games

Mike Minor (born July 28, 1990)[1] is an American athlete, World Champion snowboarder, and a Paralympian who competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He won gold in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's banked slalom and bronze in Men's snowboard cross division SB-UL.[2] During his childhood, Minor was given a prosthetic part for his right arm. He started skiing at the age of two and snowboarding at the age of seven.[3] He was nominated for the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2017.[4]

Career

Snowboarding

Minor entered snowboarding competitions in 2015. In 2017, he won gold in snowboard cross and silver in banked slalom for World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada.[3] He also became a Triple Crystal Globe winner. In 2018, he won a gold and bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Skateboarding

Minor won a bronze medal for skateboarding at the inaugural adaptive skatepark event at the Summer X Games 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5]

Awards and accolades

Minor was nominated for 2 Team USA Male Athlete of the Month awards and nominated for Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2017.[4]

Charity

Minor works with Adaptive Action Sports, a non profit organization founded by Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale, which assists athletes with disabilities to train in adaptive extreme sports.[6]

Personal life

Minor was born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

References

"Mike Minor". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
Collins, Donnie (March 16, 2018). "Waymart's Minor wins Paralympic gold". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
"Mike Minor - Snowboard | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"ESPYs 2017 winners: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady poised to meet one more time". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Olivero, Antonio. "Mike Minor of Frisco medals at inaugural X Games adaptive skateboard park". www.summitdaily.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"Paralympic Snowboarder Brings Inspiring Message to Allied Services in Scranton". www.allied-services.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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[pyeongchang2018-1] "Mike Minor". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[2] Collins, Donnie (March 16, 2018). "Waymart's Minor wins Paralympic gold". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[:0-3] "Mike Minor - Snowboard | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[:2-4] "ESPYs 2017 winners: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady poised to meet one more time". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[:1-5] Olivero, Antonio. "Mike Minor of Frisco medals at inaugural X Games adaptive skateboard park". www.summitdaily.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[6] "Paralympic Snowboarder Brings Inspiring Message to Allied Services in Scranton". www.allied-services.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.