Sam Grewe
{{short description|American Paralympic high jumper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sam Grewe
| image = Sam Grewe.jpg
| caption =
| full_name = Samuel Grewe
| nickname = Sam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|6|10}}
| birth_place = Goshen, Indiana, U.S.
| hometown = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
| height = 6 ft 2 in
| weight = 165 lb
| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Paralympic athletics
| disability = Osteosarcoma
| disability_class = T63
| event = High Jump
| club = Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA), Chicago, Illinois
| coach = Kyle Mishler (personal)
Jeremy Fischer
Calvin Sullins
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Paralympic athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalGold |2020 Tokyo | High jump T63}}
{{MedalSilver |2016 Rio de Janeiro | High jump T42}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Doha|High jump T42}}
{{Medal|Gold|2017 London|High jump T42}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Dubai|High Jump T42}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Kobe|High jump T63}}
{{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|High jump T42-47/T63-64}}
}}
Samuel Grewe (born June 10, 1998) is an American Paralympic high jumper. Grewe contracted osteosarcoma on Christmas Eve of 2011 at the age of 13, which ultimately resulted in the amputation of his right leg via a unique procedure called rotationplasty. Grewe jumped for the University of Notre Dame Track and Field Team, where he studied Pre-Med and resided in Fisher Hall on campus.{{Cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Samuel-Grewe#profile |title=Samuel Grewe - Athlete Profile |website=Team USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906113447/http://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Samuel-Grewe#profile |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=June 29, 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/athletes/biographies?athlete=sam-grewe |title=Sam Grewe - Athlete Bio (One to Watch) |website=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=June 29, 2019}} As of 2024, Grewe attends the University of Michigan Medical School. Outside of athletics, Grewe is also a motivational speaker, including a TED Talk that he delivered in February of 2022.
Early life
Samuel (Sam) Grewe was born and raised in Middlebury, IN. He was a student in the Middlebury Community Schools system and attended Northridge High School, where he graduated in the class of 2017.
During the basketball season of his 7th grade year, he began to experience a sharp pain in his right knee, which he originally attributed to growing pains. However, on Christmas Eve of 2011, the pain in his knee was diagnosed as osteosarcoma. He underwent 21 sessions of chemotherapy to treat the disease. He also chose to have his leg amputated via a rare procedure called rotationplasty. This choice was based on his belief that it would give him the best chance of returning to sports.
Athletic Career
Sam began competing in high jump in 2014, two years after losing his leg to cancer. He began his track & field career as a member of the Northridge High School Track & Field team. He quickly found success in this event, earning a spot on the Doha 2015 World Championships team,{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sam-grewe |title=Sam Grewe - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile |website=paralympic.org}} where he earned his first World Championship title at the age of 17. In the following year, he competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games,{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/sam-grewe-912879 |title=Sam Grewe |website=teamusa.com |date=May 9, 2024}} where he earned a Silver Medal.
After graduating from high school in 2017, he attended the University of Notre Dame, where he competed on their varsity track & field team.{{cite web |url=https://fightingirish.com/roster/samuel-grewe/ |title=Sam Grewe |website=fightingirish.com |date=November 20, 2018}} In 2017, Sam won his second World Championship title at the London 2017 World Championships.
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2021, Sam attended the University of Michigan Medical School, where he competed for the University of Michigan Adaptive Sports and Fitness Team. Shortly after, Sam competed at his second Paralympic Games at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, where he earned a Gold Medal, jumping a height of 1.86m.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/may/09/sam-grewe-strives-for-greater-heights-on-and-off-the-track |title=Sam Grewe Strives for Greater Heights, on and off the Track |website=teamusa.com |date=May 9, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://und.com/roster/samuel-grewe/ Samuel Grewe] at the University of Notre Dame
- {{IPC|sam-grewe|id2=1419925}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=sam-grewe-912879|old_id=GR/Samuel-Grewe|archive=20210924065542}}
- {{IMDb name|11826001}}
- {{Instagram|samgrewe}}
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Category:American male high jumpers
Category:Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:World Para Athletics Championships winners
Category:Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's track and field athletes
Category:People from Goshen, Indiana