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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Inspirational Speaker Series Event - Kyle Koon
6/22/20225:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Event Description
Join us after our June Happy Hour to listen to a story of inspiration, perseverance and determination!
Kyle lost his sight at age six due to Bilateral Sporadic Retinoblastoma. After meeting world-class blind athlete Erik Weihenmayer, Kyle made the choice to live his life without limits and pursue a life of adventure. Kyle has been a competitive rock climber, high school and college wrestler, downhill skier,and endurance athlete.
In 2018, Kyle was a member of the first team with all blind or visually impaired stokers (person on the back of a tandem bike) to complete Race Across America. He also became the first totally blind athlete to complete an Ironman 140.6 branded triathlon in under 11 hours. Most recently, Kyle represented Team USA at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo in the sport of Paratriathlon. He lives and trains out of the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs as he prepares to tackle the challenge of returning to the Paralympics in Paris 2024.
Kyle lost his sight at age six due to Bilateral Sporadic Retinoblastoma. After meeting world-class blind athlete Erik Weihenmayer, Kyle made the choice to live his life without limits and pursue a life of adventure. Kyle has been a competitive rock climber, high school and college wrestler, downhill skier,and endurance athlete.
In 2018, Kyle was a member of the first team with all blind or visually impaired stokers (person on the back of a tandem bike) to complete Race Across America. He also became the first totally blind athlete to complete an Ironman 140.6 branded triathlon in under 11 hours. Most recently, Kyle represented Team USA at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo in the sport of Paratriathlon. He lives and trains out of the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs as he prepares to tackle the challenge of returning to the Paralympics in Paris 2024.