Raymond Curtis "Curt" Brinkman (November 21, 1953 – September 8, 2010) was the winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon in the men's wheelchair division. He was the first participant in the wheelchair division to come in faster than the fastest runner, coming in seventeen minutes faster than the traditional winner, setting a (then) world record of 1:55:00. He also won several Paralympic medals.

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* 1953 births 2010 deaths People from Shelley, Idaho Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States American male wheelchair racers 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-bio-stub