Brad Snyder and guide Greg Billington of Team United States react as they cross the finish line to win the gold medal during the men's PTVI Triathlon on day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park on Aug. 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
A seven-time Paralympic medalist who was permanently blinded while serving the U.S. military in Afghanistan clinched the first-ever gold medal for the United States on Aug. 28 in the men’s PTVI race at the Olympics Games in Tokyo, Japan.
“I’m incredibly proud to be a gold medalist for Team USA in the sport of triathlon,” Brad Snyder told Olympics.com.
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