Gregory "Greg" Speed (born 1970) is a US former wheelchair track and field athlete who competed in the

1992 Summer Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD) , athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD) , opened_by = Queen Sofía , opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD) , closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD) , eve ...

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. Speed broke the US national record in the 100m class T-4 race in 1990

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and the world record in the 4 × 100 m class T-4 relay race a year later. He is a member of the Southwest Chapter of the Olympians and Paralympians organization. As well as track and field, Speed went at

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in 1988 to study for an

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degree, he graduated in 1995 and worked as an engineer at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control for five years. He focussed on working full-time on his own web-consulting and IT business in 2000 and he became the owner and operator of Speedsoft, a firm that consults on web design, information technology and online marketing services.

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Living people 1970 births People from Fairfield, California Sportspeople from Fort Worth, Texas Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics American male wheelchair racers {{US-athletics-bio-stub