Carlee Hoffman (born July 10, 1986) is an American

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player from Cutlerville, Michigan. She plays the

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position and was a gold medalist for the United States in the

2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...

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and in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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. Hoffman is a bilateral below-knee

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Major achievements

* 2006: Silver medal - IWBF Gold Cup (World Championships), Amsterdam, the Netherlands * 2004: Gold medal -

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, Athens, Greece

External links

U.S. Paralympics: Biography

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1986 births Living people American women's wheelchair basketball players Wheelchair basketball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States American amputees Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Power forwards Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball 21st-century American sportswomen 20th-century American women {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub