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. "Įarly 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. He has authored two books, a biography titled "Tragedy on the Mountain, " which details his journey from paralysis to Paralympics, and a children's book titled "Playground Lessons-Friendship & Forgiveness: Harley and his wheelchair. Brent Poppen (born May 24, 1973) is an American disability advocate, author, substitute teacher, and Paralympian.
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