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Nick Springer Dies: Gold Medal-Winning Paralympic Athlete And Team USA Member Was 35

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Nick Springer, a Paralympics medalist for Team USA and son of entertainment publicist Gary Springer, died at age 35 on Wednesday, April 14.

No cause of death was given, but his demise was described as “sudden.”After contracting Meningococcal Meningitis at age 14, Springer had both legs amputated above the knees and both arms to mid-forearm.Undaunted, Springer began playing sled hockey before he was fully finished with rehab, and at age 16, segued into Quadriplegic Wheelchair Rugby (“Murderball”) which, as a leading member of Team USA, brought him five international gold medals, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.At the 2012 London Paralympics, Nick and Team USA took the bronze after falling to arch-rival Canada by one point in the

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