{{short description|American paralympic archer}}

{{Infobox sportsperson |name = Dean Slaugh |birth_date = {{birth date|1929|03|29}} |birth_place = Vernal, Utah, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2009|04|13|1929|03|29}} |death_place = United States |disability = Paraplegia |country = {{USA}} |sport = Archery |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalSport|Archery}} {{MedalGold|1964 Tokyo|Albion round open}} {{MedalGold|1964 Tokyo|Albion round team open}} {{MedalGold|1964 Tokyo|FITA round open}} {{MedalGold|1964 Tokyo|FITA round team open}} }}

'''Dean Slaugh''' (March 29, 1929 – April 13, 2009) was an American paralympic archer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/press-telegram-nov-18-1964-p-49/|title=Press Telegram – November 8, 1964 (Page 49)|date=November 8, 1964|access-date=February 7, 2022|work=Press-Telegram|location=Long Beach, California|page=49|via=NewspaperArchive}} {{Closed access}} {{subscription required}}</ref> He competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.<ref name="ipc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/dean-slaugh|title=Dean Slaugh|work=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>

== Biography == Slaugh was born in Vernal, Utah, and later lived in Garden Grove, California.<ref name="a" /> He was injured in the Korean War.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/12/archives/us-paraplegics-add-four-medals-new-haven-woman-takes-javelin-event.html|title=U.S. PARAPLEGICS ADD FOUR MEDALS; New Haven Woman Takes Javelin Event at Tokyo|work=The New York Times|date=November 12, 1964|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/164082343/|title=U.S. Cleans Up In Tokyo Paralympics|work=Arizona Daily Star|location=Tucson, Arizona|date=November 12, 1964|access-date=February 7, 2022|page=45|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He competed in the archery events at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.<ref name="ipc" /> Slaugh won individual gold medals in the albion round open event<ref name="ipc" /> and FITA round open event. He was also a member of the gold-winning teams in the albion round team open event (with Dick Robinson and Jack Whitman), and the FITA round team open event (with Jim Mathis and Jack Whitman).<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-1964/results|title=Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games Results|work=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>

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