| Country: | USA |
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| Event: | Paralympics: Judo for the visually-impaired |
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| Milestone: | Three time Paralympian.
Currently ranked No. 1 in the U.S. |
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| Job: | Database Administrator, Mahwah, NJ |
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Ray Dunmeyer
Born in Harlem, New York, Ray Dunmeyer was diagnosed with glaucoma, a serious eye disease, at the age of 11.
He took an extra class in school to learn to adjust to his resulting blindness, and it was from this special education
teacher, also a master in Judo, that Dunmeyer gained his interest in Judo. His talent in the sport has now made
him one of the best in the world. How do we know? In 1992 he finished 4th at the Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain.
He competed in the Atlanta Paralympic Games in 1998, and won a silver medal at the Tokyo Open, a major
international competition for the blind, that same year.
Right now Dunmeyer is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in his weight category, 178 lbs. He has been an employee of UPS for three years.
| In a word: | Gregarious |
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| Childhood hero: | My older brother Ricky, for his willingness to share |
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| Current hero: | The youth of the world |
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| Favorite food or drink: | Carmen's curried eggs |
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| Guilty pleasure: | Butter pecan ice cream |
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| Favorite sports moment: | In the zone, in Japan, 1998 |
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| Favorite Olympic moment: | 1992 Dream Team in Barcelona |
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| Exercise tip: | Do something to keep fit (physically, spiritually, emotionally) every day |
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| Cooling down strategy: | Go into nature |
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| Weekend getaway: | Listening to jazz at home |
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| How to be a good sport: | Appreciate the dedication & achievement of your opponents |
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| How my sport is like my job: | Both require a firm grasp of the principles & tools |
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