Ryan Pinney (born November 10, 1980) is an American para-cyclist who represented the United States at the

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in the mixed team relay H1–5 event and won a bronze medal. Pinney earlier served as an aerial refueler in the

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and the

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for 14 years. He broke his back while

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riding in 2012, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and with a new aspiration.

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