Paul Rosen

Paul Rosen (born on April 26, 1960) is a Canadian sledge hockey goalie and motivational speaker. Rosen suffered a leg injury during a hockey game as a youth, and the resulting damage, infections and pain to his leg plagued him for years until his lower leg was amputated at age 39. During rehabilitation, Paul turned his sights towards sledge hockey, made the Canadian National Sledge hockey team, and was on the Canadian team that won the 2006 sledge hockey gold medal at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.

In January 2007, Rosen made headlines across Canada when his Olympic gold medal was stolen during an autographing session with fans in Toronto. After commentator Don Cherry told the thief to drop the gold medal in a mailbox during his Hockey Night in Canada broadcast, the medal turned up at a postal sorting station in Toronto and was returned to Rosen. [ [http://www.paralympic.ca/page?a=1588&lang=en-CA Paul Rosen’s medal returned] ]

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* [http://www.paralympic.ca/page?a=238&lang=en-CA&profileId=37988 Canadian Paralympic Committee Profile]
* [http://www.paralympiceducation.ca/Content/Athletes/01%20Paul%20Rosen.asp?langid=1 Paul’s Story]
* [http://www.cscontario.ca/web_page/athlete_bio.php?id=161 Athlete Profile]