Aaron Scheidies (born January 17, 1982) is an American male

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

from

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, Washington. Despite dealing with a

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for the entirety of his life, Aaron is a 13-time triathlon World Champion and an 11-time National Champion. He competed for the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, finishing 11th in the men's road race B event and 12th in the men's time trial B event.

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* * * * 1982 births Living people American male triathletes Paratriathletes Paralympic cyclists for the United States Michigan State University alumni Sportspeople from Seattle Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-triathlon-bio-stub