{{short description|American wheelchair rugby player}} {{Infobox sportsperson | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Wheelchair rugby | disability = | disability_class = 2.0 | event = | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|2|9}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/mason-symons_2487728 |title=Mason Symons |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> | birth_place = | hometown = Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. | education = | retired= | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = | country = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Wheelchair rugby}} {{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }} {{MedalSilver |2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition | Parapan American Games }} {{MedalGold|2023 Santiago|Team}} }}
'''Mason Symons''' (born February 9, 1989) is an American wheelchair rugby player and member of the United States national wheelchair rugby team. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
==Career== Symons represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair rugby. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usopc.org/news/2023/november/26/team-usa-triumphs-at-2023-parapan-american-games- |title=Team USA Triumphs At 2023 Parapan American Games |website=usopc.org |date=November 26, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> On April 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usawr.org/usawr-announces-2024-paralympic-roster/ |title=USAWR Announces 2024 Paralympic Roster |website=usopc.org |date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2009, Symons was serving in the Pennsylvania National Guard when he was involved in a motorcycle accident and became paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pva.org/news-and-media-center/recent-news/paralyzed-veterans-of-america-highlights-the-unsto/ |title=Paralyzed Veterans of America highlights the UnstoppABLE spirit of veterans in new public service announcement |website=pva.org |date=October 22, 2018 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrex.com/news/mason-symons-achieves-paralympic-dream/article_695b5d00-56c3-11ef-b106-d385f70bfeeb.html |title=Mason Symons achieves Paralympic dream |website=wrex.com |first=Josh |last=Shuman |date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://usawr.org/player/mason-symons/ Mason Symons] at USA Wheelchair Rugby * {{Team USA|new_id=mason-symons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Symons, Mason}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2023 Parapan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Category:Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for the United States Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Category:Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Category:Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby Category:Parapan American Games medalists in wheelchair rugby Category:Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States Category:Sportspeople from Hershey, Pennsylvania
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