Adam Ballou
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Adam Ballou (born May 29, 1992) is an American soccer player and cerebral palsy football player. Ballou has cerebral palsy as a result of an intrauterine stroke, he was diagnosed at six months old. He attended James Madison University, graduating in 2015. He started playing soccer when he was three years old, played rec, advanced and travel. He also played on his high school varsity team, and was team captain his junior and senior years.
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Nationality | United States | |||||||||||
Born | (1992-05-29) May 29, 1992 (age 31) | |||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1ā2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Soccer / Cerebral palsy soccer | |||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 18 June 2016. |
Ballou has been a consistent member of the United States Paralympic National Team since being invited to train with them in March 2007 as a 14-years-old. He has competed at the CP Football World Championships in 2009, 2011, and 2015. He has also represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. His best performance with the team was a second-place finish at the 2010 Americas Championship.