Jon Rydberg

Jon Rydberg

Jon Rydberg is a world-class wheelchair tennis player and Paralympian from Pine City, Minnesota. He was a member of the 2004 United States Paralympic team that competed in Athens, Greece. In 2007, he became the top-ranked wheelchair tennis player in the United States. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he competed in both singles and doubles. In the singles event he lost in the third round to eventual gold medalist Shingo Kunieda, and in doubles he and his partner Stephen Welch were knocked out in the second round.

Also an accomplished wheelchair basketball player, Rydberg has contributed to the Rolling Timberwolves program that the Minnesota Timberwolves sponsors. He currently resides in the Twin Cities and has his own clothing line, Midevil, Inc.

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