West Brownlow
{{short description|American paralympic archer, athlete and sport shooter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = West Brownlow
|image = West Brownlow.webp
|caption = Brownlow in 1976
|image_size = 205
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|31|1976|09|05}}
|country = {{Flagu|United States}}
|sport = Archery
Para-athletics
Paralympic shooting
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{Flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalSport|Archery}}
{{MedalGold|1976 Toronto|Men's short metric round tetraplegic A-C}}
{{MedalSport|Para-athletics}}
{{MedalSilver|1976 Toronto|Men's 60 m 1C}}
{{MedalSport|Paralympic shooting}}
{{MedalBronze|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York|Men's air pistol 1A-1C}}
{{MedalBronze|1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York|Men's air rifle kneeling 1A-1C}}
}}
West Brownlow{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/256160700/|title=Handicap no barrier for champ|work=Press and Sun-Bulletin|location=Binghamton, New York|date=June 22, 1980|access-date=September 28, 2024|page=29|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} (born 1944/1945){{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/255509477/|title=No handicap's too great for TC-bred 'Olympians'|work=Press and Sun-Bulletin|location=Binghamton, New York|date=September 5, 1976|access-date=September 28, 2024|page=20|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{efn | Brownlow was 31 in 1976}} is an American paralympic archer, athlete and sport shooter. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Paralympics.
Life and career
Brownlow was a ski instructor.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/778922558/|title='Handicap' is just a word for a new, active lifestyle|work=St. Lucie News Tribune|location=Fort Pierce, Florida|date=June 4, 1985|access-date=September 28, 2024|page=17|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}
Brownlow competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold and silver medal in archery and athletics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/toronto-1976/results|title=Toronto 1976 Results|work=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=September 28, 2024}} He then competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, winning two bronze medals in shooting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/stoke-mandeville-new-york-1984/results|title=Stoke Mandeville New York 1984 Results|work=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=September 28, 2024}}
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Category:American male archers
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Category:Archers at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
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Category:Shooters at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic medalists in archery
Category:Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Paralympic medalists in shooting
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
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