Pernell Cooper

Pernell Cooper (June 28, 1963 – January 27, 2016) was an American Paralympic powerlifter. He competed at two Paralympic Games and was a Paralympic champion at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and a bronze medalist at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.^[1][2]

Pernell Cooper

Personal information
Born	(1963-06-28)28 June 1963
Died	27 January 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 52) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record Paralympic powerlifting Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Men's +100kg 1996 Atlanta Men's +100kg