He has authored two books,[3] a biography titled "Tragedy on the Mountain,[4]" which details his journey from paralysis to Paralympics, and a children's book titled "Playground Lessons-Friendship & Forgiveness: Harley and his wheelchair.[5]"
Early life
Poppen was injured in a wrestling accident on February 18, 1990, while visiting a Christian church camp located in Lake Hume, California in the Fresno Mountain range of the Central Valley.[6] As a result of the tumble where the boy Poppen was wrestling with fell on top of his head, Poppen's spinal cord had an incomplete break at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra, rendering him a quadriplegic immediately. He was air lifted from a rural hospital, Fresno Community Hospital, to Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where he spent three months rehabilitating, and was released on May 23, 1990. He was 16 years old at the time of his accident, and released from the hospital the day before his 17th birthday. He is considered a limited motion quadriplegic, since he has limited function in his arms and hands.
Poppen received his bachelor's degree, and subsequently his substitute teaching certificate, but is most widely known as an athlete. He has competed in two consecutive Paralympics, Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, two world games and numerous world team cups. He has a bronze medal from the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, where he competed with the American Wheelchair Rugby Team. He is a National Quad Rugby Champion 6 times over, from 1996 to 1998, and again in 2006.[2] He was also one of the players on screen in "Murderball," an award-winning 2005 documentary about quadriplegics who play wheelchair rugby and the rivalry between the U.S. and Canadian teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games.[8]
Since retiring from the professional sporting arena, Poppen spends his summers teaching adaptive water skiing lessons, among other sports. He is an avid wakeboarder and spends much time on the water when possible.[9]
In early 2014, Poppen was awarded the Curt Condon Spirit Award at the Southern California Tennis Association's Annual Meeting & Awards, held in the Straus Stadium Clubhouse at the Los Angeles Tennis Center – UCLA.[10]
Since Poppen chooses to no longer compete professionally, he has set his sights on helping others. Poppen is part of the rehabilitation team at Children's Hospital in Fresno, California, providing additional resources to families in need,[8] a substitute teacher, and is blossoming a motivational speaking career touching different levels of schools, currently in Southern and Central California. He has spoken at dozens of schools incorporating his books and his message that anything is possible.[11] He found his love for addressing children while competing internationally and speaking to students attending the competitions in locations such as New Zealand, Athens, Beijing, and Buenos Aires. He developed a program after authoring his books and spends anywhere from a couple hours to a couple days speaking to students and staff at schools that have signed up.
He has been written up in many different outlets, including Paso Robles Magazine,[12] Sports 'N Spokes: The Magazine for Wheelchair Sports and Recreation,[9] The King City Rustler,[13] Ventura County Star,[14] The Long Beach Press Telegram,[15] and has been a keynote speaker at California PTA's Statewide Convention in 2013.[16]
References
^Fenell, Zachary (December 21, 2012). "Discussing Disability Awareness with Author Brent Poppen". Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ ab"Profile". Team USA. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^"Bio on Brent Poppen". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^Di Tosti, Carole (January 16, 2014). "Book Review: 'Tragedy on the Mountain'". Retrieved November 8, 2014.
^Poppen, Brent (2012). Tragedy on the Mountain: A Quadriplegic's Journey From Paralysis To Paralympics. createspace.com. p. 17. ISBN978-1475035186.
^Poppen, Brent (2012). Tragedy on the Mountain: A Quadriplegic's Journey From Paralysis to Paralympics. createspace.com. p. cover. ISBN978-1475035186.
^ abStaff. "Brent Poppen- Achieving the Dream". Pitch Engine. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^ abMelroy, James (September 2001). "Players". Sports 'n Spokes. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^"SCTA Annual Meeting & Awards". www.scta.usta.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^Hanselman, Hope. . KSBY. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^Drum, Millie (September 2009). . Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^Escoto, Timothy (January 24, 2013). . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^Foster, Jeremy (January 24, 2014). "Paralympian inspires Camarillo students to chase dream". Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^Archbold, Rich (June 20, 2012). "Long Beach Author triumphs over injury". Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^Staff. . www.capta.org. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
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Brent Poppen born May 24 1973 is an American disability advocate author substitute teacher 1 and Paralympian 2 Brent PoppenPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1973 05 24 May 24 1973 age 49 Long Beach California U S Writing careerOccupationauthor motivational speaker rehab counselorGenrebiography children s booksNotable worksTragedy on the Mountain Playground Lessons Friendship amp Forgiveness Harley and his wheelchairWebsitewww wbr hugsbybrent wbr com www wbr booksbybrent wbr comSportCountryUnited StatesSportParalympicsEvent s Team Rugby Individual TennisAchievements and titlesNational finals1996 1998 2006 2009 2010 National Quad Rugby Champion 2007 Japan Open Tennis Championships Doubles ChampionMedal record Team RugbyRepresenting United StatesParalympic Games2004 Athens Wheelchair RugbyWheelchair Rugby World Games2003 Wheelchair RugbyWorld Team Cup2007 TennisHe has authored two books 3 a biography titled Tragedy on the Mountain 4 which details his journey from paralysis to Paralympics and a children s book titled Playground Lessons Friendship amp Forgiveness Harley and his wheelchair 5 Early life EditPoppen was injured in a wrestling accident on February 18 1990 while visiting a Christian church camp located in Lake Hume California in the Fresno Mountain range of the Central Valley 6 As a result of the tumble where the boy Poppen was wrestling with fell on top of his head Poppen s spinal cord had an incomplete break at the level of the sixth cervical vertebra rendering him a quadriplegic immediately He was air lifted from a rural hospital Fresno Community Hospital to Long Beach Memorial Hospital where he spent three months rehabilitating and was released on May 23 1990 He was 16 years old at the time of his accident and released from the hospital the day before his 17th birthday He is considered a limited motion quadriplegic since he has limited function in his arms and hands Poppen attended Millikan High School in Long Beach for his senior year shortly after his accident He went on to earn his associate degree from Long Beach City College and then his bachelor s degree in social science from Chapman University 7 Athletic achievement career EditPoppen received his bachelor s degree and subsequently his substitute teaching certificate but is most widely known as an athlete He has competed in two consecutive Paralympics Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008 two world games and numerous world team cups He has a bronze medal from the 2004 Paralympics in Athens where he competed with the American Wheelchair Rugby Team He is a National Quad Rugby Champion 6 times over from 1996 to 1998 and again in 2006 2 He was also one of the players on screen in Murderball an award winning 2005 documentary about quadriplegics who play wheelchair rugby and the rivalry between the U S and Canadian teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games 8 Since retiring from the professional sporting arena Poppen spends his summers teaching adaptive water skiing lessons among other sports He is an avid wakeboarder and spends much time on the water when possible 9 In early 2014 Poppen was awarded the Curt Condon Spirit Award at the Southern California Tennis Association s Annual Meeting amp Awards held in the Straus Stadium Clubhouse at the Los Angeles Tennis Center UCLA 10 Since Poppen chooses to no longer compete professionally he has set his sights on helping others Poppen is part of the rehabilitation team at Children s Hospital in Fresno California providing additional resources to families in need 8 a substitute teacher and is blossoming a motivational speaking career touching different levels of schools currently in Southern and Central California He has spoken at dozens of schools incorporating his books and his message that anything is possible 11 He found his love for addressing children while competing internationally and speaking to students attending the competitions in locations such as New Zealand Athens Beijing and Buenos Aires He developed a program after authoring his books and spends anywhere from a couple hours to a couple days speaking to students and staff at schools that have signed up He has been written up in many different outlets including Paso Robles Magazine 12 Sports N Spokes The Magazine for Wheelchair Sports and Recreation 9 The King City Rustler 13 Ventura County Star 14 The Long Beach Press Telegram 15 and has been a keynote speaker at California PTA s Statewide Convention in 2013 16 References Edit Fenell Zachary December 21 2012 Discussing Disability Awareness with Author Brent Poppen Retrieved November 7 2014 a b Profile Team USA Retrieved November 7 2014 Bio on Brent Poppen Retrieved November 19 2014 Di Tosti Carole January 16 2014 Book Review Tragedy on the Mountain Retrieved November 8 2014 Poppen Brent 17 March 2012 Author Brent Poppen ISBN 978 1475035179 Poppen Brent 2012 Tragedy on the Mountain A Quadriplegic s Journey From Paralysis To Paralympics createspace com p 17 ISBN 978 1475035186 Poppen Brent 2012 Tragedy on the Mountain A Quadriplegic s Journey From Paralysis to Paralympics createspace com p cover ISBN 978 1475035186 a b Staff Brent Poppen Achieving the Dream Pitch Engine Retrieved November 28 2014 a b Melroy James September 2001 Players Sports n Spokes Retrieved November 28 2014 SCTA Annual Meeting amp Awards www scta usta com Retrieved January 12 2015 Hanselman Hope Paralympics have ties to the central coast KSBY Archived from the original on December 4 2014 Retrieved November 28 2014 Drum Millie September 2009 Paso People Archived from the original on December 5 2014 Retrieved November 28 2014 Escoto Timothy January 24 2013 King CIty Rustler Paralympic athlete visits Chalone Peaks Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved November 28 2014 Foster Jeremy January 24 2014 Paralympian inspires Camarillo students to chase dream Retrieved November 28 2014 Archbold Rich June 20 2012 Long Beach Author triumphs over injury Retrieved November 28 2014 Staff Keynote Speakers www capta org Archived from the original on December 5 2014 Retrieved November 28 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brent Poppen amp oldid 1132044169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
