Aaron Cross


Aaron Cross is a quadriplegic American archer.

Education and sport

He graduated from Augsburg College in 1997. He is currently working on his Masters in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Saint Cloud State University.
Cross was paralyzed in an accident while training for the Olympics.
He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics, taking fourth place, and in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, taking fifth place. He went on to compete in the 2002 Wheel-chair Archery World Championships in Nymburk. He won bronze in the Men's team event in archery at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
As a member of the U.S. World Archery Team, he won a Team Silver 2002, a Bronze in 1994, and a Gold in 1993.
Cross has been featured in nationally syndicated magazines such as, Sport' N Spokes, Paraplegic News, Target and Spirit Magazine along with being featured on local, regional and national print and electronic media such as ABC and NBC.
In 2005, he was the first wheelchair user to attempt and finish a Navy SEAL training course. He completed the course a second time in 2009.

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